South polar skua (Catharacta maccormicki) as biovectors for long-range transport of persistent organic pollutants to Antarctica

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Wild, Seanan, Eulaers, Igor, Covaci, Adrian, Bossi, Rossana, Hawker, Darryl, Cropp, Roger, Southwell, Colin, Emmerson, Louise, Lepoint, Gilles, Eisenmann, Pascale, Nash, Susan Bengtson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Chemistry; Biology; Antarctic; Guano; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Adelie penguin; Antarc*; Antarctica; Catharacta maccormicki; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10067/1840960151162165141

Abstract: Migratory bird species may serve as vectors of contaminants to Antarctica through the local deposition of guano, egg abandonment, or mortality. To further investigate this chemical input pathway, we examined the contaminant burdens and profiles of the migratory South polar skua (Catharacta...