Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica
Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and a...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1cefecba3fc74b39bbae357318c548ea 2023-05-15T13:48:51+02:00 Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica Sergey Golubev 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/birds2030020 https://doaj.org/article/1cefecba3fc74b39bbae357318c548ea EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6004/2/3/20 https://doaj.org/toc/2673-6004 doi:10.3390/birds2030020 2673-6004 https://doaj.org/article/1cefecba3fc74b39bbae357318c548ea Birds, Vol 2, Iss 20, Pp 275-284 (2021) oil fuel spills pollution seabirds penguins Ecology QH540-549.5 Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/birds2030020 2022-12-31T12:40:20Z Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and around the Mirny Station, to assess the extent of pollution and to identify the most important sites of interactions. Oil pollution is found on the ground, on the continental ice and, on the seawater surface, both directly in the Mirny and beyond. Five species of seabirds were in contact with oil. Oil pollution threats have been identified for breeding and molting Adélie Penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) and vagrant Macaroni Penguins ( Eudyptes chrysolophus ). Less affected by oil pollution during the breeding season were tube-nosed bird species and skuas. The most important places of interaction of seabirds with oil are at Cape Mabus, on the islands of Zykov, Tokarev, and Stroiteley. Evidence of long-term oil pollution of the environment is indicative of the chronic nature of the impacts on the coastal ecosystem. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Davis Sea East Antarctica Eudyptes chrysolophus Pygoscelis adeliae Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles East Antarctica Davis Sea ENVELOPE(93.500,93.500,-66.000,-66.000) Mirny Station ENVELOPE(93.001,93.001,-66.558,-66.558) Tokarev ENVELOPE(152.433,152.433,-68.467,-68.467) Stroiteley ENVELOPE(33.116,33.116,68.936,68.936) Mirny ENVELOPE(93.009,93.009,-66.553,-66.553) Birds 2 3 275 284 |
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Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and around the Mirny Station, to assess the extent of pollution and to identify the most important sites of interactions. Oil pollution is found on the ground, on the continental ice and, on the seawater surface, both directly in the Mirny and beyond. Five species of seabirds were in contact with oil. Oil pollution threats have been identified for breeding and molting Adélie Penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) and vagrant Macaroni Penguins ( Eudyptes chrysolophus ). Less affected by oil pollution during the breeding season were tube-nosed bird species and skuas. The most important places of interaction of seabirds with oil are at Cape Mabus, on the islands of Zykov, Tokarev, and Stroiteley. Evidence of long-term oil pollution of the environment is indicative of the chronic nature of the impacts on the coastal ecosystem. |
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Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica |
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