Sex, age class, and foraging strategy of the Southern Giant Petrel might influence the hazard of plastic ingestion on the Patagonian shelf

• Main Authors: Blanco, Gabriela Silvina, Tonini, Mariano Hernan, Gallo, Luciana, Quintana, Flavio Roberto
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: World Seabird Union
• Subjects: SOUTHERN GIANT PETREL; MARINE CIRCULATION; PLASTIC INGESTION; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Arce; Argentina; Blanco; Giganteus; Patagonia; Giant Petrel; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/183906

Plastic circulates at sea threatening marine megafauna. Southern Giant Petrels (SGP, Macronectes giganteus) are known to consume plastic, but the source and accumulation areas of marine litter remain unknown. The goal of this study is to understand how foraging behavior of SGP will impact their risk...