Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain
8 páginas, 4 Figuras, 2 tablas. A total of 2,465 seabirds, mainly common murres (Uria aalge), razorbills (Alca torda), and puffins (Fratercula arctica) that beached in the northwestern part of Spain after the >Prestige> oil spill on 19 November 2002 were examined by pathological methods. Birds...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/100126 2024-02-11T09:54:58+01:00 Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain Balseiro, Ana Espí, Alberto Marquez, I. Pérez Pérez, Valentín Ferreras, Mª del Carmen García Marín, Juan Francisco Prieto, J. M. 2005 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/100126 unknown Wildlife Disease Association Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41: 371- 378 (2005) 0090-3558 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/100126 none Lesions Oil Patholog Prestige Seabirds Spill artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2005 ftcsic 2024-01-16T10:00:17Z 8 páginas, 4 Figuras, 2 tablas. A total of 2,465 seabirds, mainly common murres (Uria aalge), razorbills (Alca torda), and puffins (Fratercula arctica) that beached in the northwestern part of Spain after the >Prestige> oil spill on 19 November 2002 were examined by pathological methods. Birds were divided into three groups: dead birds with the body covered (group 1) or uncovered (group 2) by oil and birds recovered alive but which died after being treated at a rescue center (group 3). The main gross lesions were severe dehydration and emaciation. Microscopically, hemosiderin deposits, related to cachexia and/or hemolytic anemia, were observed in those birds harboring oil in the intestine. Severe aspergillosis and ulcers in the ventriculus were found only in group 3 birds, probably because of stress associated with attempted rehabilitation at the rescue center. The mild character of the pathological changes suggests that petroleum oil toxicosis causes multiple sublethal changes that have an effect on the ability of the birds to survive at sea, especially weak and young, inexperienced animals. Dehydration and exhaustion seem to be the most likely cause of death. Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Alca torda fratercula Fratercula arctica Uria aalge uria Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) |
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Lesions Oil Patholog Prestige Seabirds Spill Balseiro, Ana Espí, Alberto Marquez, I. Pérez Pérez, Valentín Ferreras, Mª del Carmen García Marín, Juan Francisco Prieto, J. M. Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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8 páginas, 4 Figuras, 2 tablas. A total of 2,465 seabirds, mainly common murres (Uria aalge), razorbills (Alca torda), and puffins (Fratercula arctica) that beached in the northwestern part of Spain after the >Prestige> oil spill on 19 November 2002 were examined by pathological methods. Birds were divided into three groups: dead birds with the body covered (group 1) or uncovered (group 2) by oil and birds recovered alive but which died after being treated at a rescue center (group 3). The main gross lesions were severe dehydration and emaciation. Microscopically, hemosiderin deposits, related to cachexia and/or hemolytic anemia, were observed in those birds harboring oil in the intestine. Severe aspergillosis and ulcers in the ventriculus were found only in group 3 birds, probably because of stress associated with attempted rehabilitation at the rescue center. The mild character of the pathological changes suggests that petroleum oil toxicosis causes multiple sublethal changes that have an effect on the ability of the birds to survive at sea, especially weak and young, inexperienced animals. Dehydration and exhaustion seem to be the most likely cause of death. Peer Reviewed |
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Balseiro, Ana Espí, Alberto Marquez, I. Pérez Pérez, Valentín Ferreras, Mª del Carmen García Marín, Juan Francisco Prieto, J. M. |
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Balseiro, Ana Espí, Alberto Marquez, I. Pérez Pérez, Valentín Ferreras, Mª del Carmen García Marín, Juan Francisco Prieto, J. M. |
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Balseiro, Ana |
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Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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Pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of Spain |
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pathological features in marine birds affected by the prestige's oil spill in the north of spain |
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Wildlife Disease Association |
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2005 |
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Alca torda fratercula Fratercula arctica Uria aalge uria |
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Alca torda fratercula Fratercula arctica Uria aalge uria |
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