Roe deer, one-year-old
scientific name: Capreolus capreolus
Photo: UPB-Projektgruppe Trier
The roe deer is the most common of the larger herbivores (first order-consumer) to be found in the wild in Europe.
Its suitability as a specimen type for the Environmental Specimen Bank in nearly natural, forestry and agrarian ecosystems derives from its well-researched function as a bioindicator, with adequately dense, site-bound populations and a pronounced ability to adapt to different conditions. The target organ is the liver.
Sampling takes place between mid-May and mid-June (10-15 yearlings).
For more information about the specimen, the sampling and the processing of samples see the Guideline for Sampling and Sample Processing Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus).
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Target organs/Matrices
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LiverAs the main reloading point of the substances within the body, most substances are best traceable in the liver. The liver is located in the abdomen of the roe deer which is usually not hurt by the shot.
Sampling area
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The only high mountains national park in Germany and an area of the Limestone Alps with international relevance
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Important, old-industrialised conurbation in Germany.
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Main water divide between the North- and Baltic Sea
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Germany's first national park
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Region in the chemical triangle of Central Germany
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Germany's largest forest national park
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Second highest and largest low mountain range in Northern Germany
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Germany's largest connected forest area in a range of low mountains
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The Upper Bavarian Tertiary Uplands are a part of the Southern German Molasse Basin
Analytes
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Eighty percent of all elements on earth are metals
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Only eighteen elements in the periodic table
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Group of organic compounds with at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom
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Toxic and persistent organochloropesticide
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Several isomeric compounds among the group of chlorinated hydrocarbons
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Organic compounds which are fully (per-) or partially (poly-) fluorinated
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Atoms of one element with different weights
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Flame retardants reduce the flammability of objects
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Additional information for the interpretation of contamination data
Sampling period
1989 - 2022
Biometric parameters
Extended information
Links to external information and legislation
Literature
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Temporal and spatial trends of perfluoroalkyl substances in liver of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Falk, Sandy; Brunn, Hubertus; Schröter-Kermani, Christa; Failing, Klaus; Georgii, Sebastian; Tarricone, Kathrin; Stahl, Thorsten
Environmental Pollution 171 (2012), 1-8, 2012
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Analytical experiences with the German Environmental Specimen Bank: Polybrominated diphenylethers in deer liver samples and corresponding soils
Päpke, Olaf; Schröter-Kermani, Christa; Stegemann, Dieter; Neugebauer, Frank; Ebsen, Peter
Organohalogen Compounds 73 (2011), 416-419, 2011
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PCDD, PCDF, and dl-PCB in terrestrial ecosystems: Are there correlations of levels or patterns in soil and roe deer liver?
Schröter-Kermani, Christa; Rappolder, Marianne; Neugebauer, Frank; Päpke, Olaf
Organohalogen Compounds 73 (2011), 1325-1328, 2011