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Why is there a decline in population of fish-eating birds, when the water body is amidst agricultural fields?

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The reason for decline in fish-eating birds is biomagnification of toxic substances like DDT and other pesticides from the agricultural fields.
The pesticides are applied in the fields for protection of crops. Washed offf to water bodies with irrigation water and rain and are indirectly consumed by the fishes entering the food chain. It get (s) accumulated and their concentration increases with each trophic level. Thus, on reaching fish-eating birds, their concentration will be increased many folds.
The high concentration of DDT interferes with calcium metabolism in birds and causes thinning of eaggshells and their premature breaking, ultimately causing decline in bird population.
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