Importation of plastic fragments into a seabird colony: accident or design, threat or benign?

• Published in: Bird Conservation International
• Main Authors: VAN DE CROMMENACKER, JANSKE, SOARES, JOANNA H., LAROSE, CHRISTINE S., FEARE, CHRIS J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2021
• Subjects: Nature and Landscape Conservation; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology; Bird Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270921000538; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0959270921000538

Summary Plastic pollution affects marine ecosystems worldwide and poses risks for seabirds. Most recorded impacts on organisms are negative but, in some cases, the constructive use of plastic fragments or objects by birds has also been recorded. Small blue and green plastic fragments are found scatt...