Record #:

26636

Author(s):

Abstract:

Acid rain threatens the nation’s ducks by limiting the production of young ducks and destroying critical food organisms that are needed by egg-laying females and ducklings. The black duck, an eastern species, is particularly vulnerable because they exclusively breed in heavily impacted areas.

Source:

Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 34 Issue 4, July/Aug 1987, p8, il

Subject(s):

Acid rain; Duck populations