Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal
In modem society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment and, consequently, wildlife has been severely affected. As wide-ranging foragers and predators, aquatic birds are ideal se...
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ftunivalgarve:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14487 2023-05-15T17:07:54+02:00 Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal Basto, Marta Nicastro, Katy Tavares, Ana I McQuaid, Christopher D. Casero, Maria Azevedo, Fabia Zardi, Gerardo, I 2019-01 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14487 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.024 eng eng Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147257/PT 0025-326X 1879-3363 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14487 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.024 restrictedAccess Debris Seabirds Accumulation Impacts Pollution Diet article 2019 ftunivalgarve https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.024 2022-05-30T08:49:19Z In modem society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment and, consequently, wildlife has been severely affected. As wide-ranging foragers and predators, aquatic birds are ideal sentinels for monitoring changes in their environment. Plastic found in stomach contents of stranded aquatic birds collected throughout Portugal was examined. Out of the 288 birds processed, 12.9% ingested plastics. Six of the 16 species assessed showed evidence of plastic ingestion. The Lesser Black-backed Gull (18.7%) had the highest incidence while, among those that did ingest plastics, the Northern Gannet (4.8%) had the lowest. User plastics were the most common type of plastic ingested, while microplastics and off/white-clear were the most common size and colour respectively of plastics found. This study sets a first multispecies baseline for incidence of plastic ingestion by aquatic birds in Portugal. Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT-MEC, Portugal) [UID/Multi/04326/2013, IF/01413/2014] South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology National FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF) South African National Research Foundation (NRF)National Research Foundation - South Africa Article in Journal/Newspaper Lesser black-backed gull Universidade do Algarve: Sapienta Marine Pollution Bulletin 138 19 24 |
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In modem society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment and, consequently, wildlife has been severely affected. As wide-ranging foragers and predators, aquatic birds are ideal sentinels for monitoring changes in their environment. Plastic found in stomach contents of stranded aquatic birds collected throughout Portugal was examined. Out of the 288 birds processed, 12.9% ingested plastics. Six of the 16 species assessed showed evidence of plastic ingestion. The Lesser Black-backed Gull (18.7%) had the highest incidence while, among those that did ingest plastics, the Northern Gannet (4.8%) had the lowest. User plastics were the most common type of plastic ingested, while microplastics and off/white-clear were the most common size and colour respectively of plastics found. This study sets a first multispecies baseline for incidence of plastic ingestion by aquatic birds in Portugal. Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT-MEC, Portugal) [UID/Multi/04326/2013, IF/01413/2014] South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology National FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF) South African National Research Foundation (NRF)National Research Foundation - South Africa |
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Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal |
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Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal |
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Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal |
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