First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus).
peer reviewed Arctic wildlife is facing multiple stressors, including increasing plastic pollution. Seabirds are intrinsic to marine ecosystems, but most seabird populations are declining. We lack knowledge on plastic ingestion in many arctic seabird species, and there is an urgent need for more inf...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/295842 2024-04-21T08:02:41+00:00 First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte Bourgeon, Sophie Herzke, Dorte Ask, Amalie Collard, France Gabrielsen, Geir Wing 2022-08-15 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/295842 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/295842/1/Benjaminsen2022%2c%20First%20documentation%20of%20plastic%20ingestion%20in%20the%20arctic%20glaucous%20gull.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155340 en eng Elsevier B.V. https://api.elsevier.com/content/article/PII:S0048969722024330?httpAccept=text/xml urn:issn:0048-9697 urn:issn:1879-1026 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/295842 info:hdl:2268/295842 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/295842/1/Benjaminsen2022%2c%20First%20documentation%20of%20plastic%20ingestion%20in%20the%20arctic%20glaucous%20gull.pdf doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155340 scopus-id:2-s2.0-85129186057 info:pmid:35460786 open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Science of the Total Environment, 834, 155340 (2022-08-15) Arctic Laridae Plastic ingestion Polymer identification Seabirds Plastics Animals Glaucous gulls Svalbard Life sciences Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences de l’environnement & écologie journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2022 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155340 2024-03-27T14:57:31Z peer reviewed Arctic wildlife is facing multiple stressors, including increasing plastic pollution. Seabirds are intrinsic to marine ecosystems, but most seabird populations are declining. We lack knowledge on plastic ingestion in many arctic seabird species, and there is an urgent need for more information to enable risk assessment and monitoring. Our study aimed to investigate the occurrence of plastics in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding on Svalbard. The glaucous gull is a sentinel species for the health of the arctic marine ecosystem, but there have been no studies investigating plastic occurrence in this species since 1994. As a surface feeder and generalist living in an area with high human activity on Svalbard, we expected to find plastic in its stomach. We investigated for plastic >1 mm and documented plastic ingestion for the first time in glaucous gulls, with a frequency of occurrence of 14.3% (n = 21). The plastics were all identified as user plastics and consisted of polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS). Our study provides new quantitative and qualitative data on plastic burden and polymer type reported in a standardized manner establishing a reference point for future research and monitoring of arctic gulls on national and international levels. Article in Journal/Newspaper Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Svalbard University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Science of The Total Environment 834 155340 |
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Arctic Laridae Plastic ingestion Polymer identification Seabirds Plastics Animals Glaucous gulls Svalbard Life sciences Environmental sciences & ecology Sciences du vivant Sciences de l’environnement & écologie Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte Bourgeon, Sophie Herzke, Dorte Ask, Amalie Collard, France Gabrielsen, Geir Wing First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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peer reviewed Arctic wildlife is facing multiple stressors, including increasing plastic pollution. Seabirds are intrinsic to marine ecosystems, but most seabird populations are declining. We lack knowledge on plastic ingestion in many arctic seabird species, and there is an urgent need for more information to enable risk assessment and monitoring. Our study aimed to investigate the occurrence of plastics in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) breeding on Svalbard. The glaucous gull is a sentinel species for the health of the arctic marine ecosystem, but there have been no studies investigating plastic occurrence in this species since 1994. As a surface feeder and generalist living in an area with high human activity on Svalbard, we expected to find plastic in its stomach. We investigated for plastic >1 mm and documented plastic ingestion for the first time in glaucous gulls, with a frequency of occurrence of 14.3% (n = 21). The plastics were all identified as user plastics and consisted of polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS). Our study provides new quantitative and qualitative data on plastic burden and polymer type reported in a standardized manner establishing a reference point for future research and monitoring of arctic gulls on national and international levels. |
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Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte Bourgeon, Sophie Herzke, Dorte Ask, Amalie Collard, France Gabrielsen, Geir Wing |
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Benjaminsen, Stine Charlotte Bourgeon, Sophie Herzke, Dorte Ask, Amalie Collard, France Gabrielsen, Geir Wing |
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First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus). |
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first documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (larus hyperboreus). |
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