Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species
Plastic is now one among one of the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, and ocean circulation models predict that the Arctic will become another accumulation zone. As solutions to address marine plastic emerge, is essential that baselines are available to monitor progress towards targets. The n...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:690650 2023-05-15T15:04:25+02:00 Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species Avery-Gomm, Stephanie Provencher, Jennifer F. Liboiron, Max Poon, Florence E. Smith, Paul A. 2017-10-18 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:690650/thumbnail_UQ690650_OA_t.jpg https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:690650/UQ690650_OA.pdf https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:690650 eng eng Elsevier doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.001 issn:1879-3363 issn:0025-326X Not set 48-0-504807 58-0-205554 Labrador Sea Monitoring Northern fulmar Plastic ingestion Plastic pollution Seabird 1104 Aquatic Science 1910 Oceanography 2310 Pollution Journal Article 2017 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.10.001 2020-12-08T02:20:43Z Plastic is now one among one of the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, and ocean circulation models predict that the Arctic will become another accumulation zone. As solutions to address marine plastic emerge, is essential that baselines are available to monitor progress towards targets. The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), a widely-distributed seabird species, has been used as a biological monitor for plastic pollution in the North Sea, and could be a useful monitoring species elsewhere. We quantified plastic ingested by northern fulmars from the southeastern Canadian waters of the Labrador Sea with the objective of establishing a standardized baseline for future comparisons. Over two years we sampled 70 fulmars and found that 79% had ingested plastic, with an average of 11.6 pieces or 0.151g per bird. Overall, 34% of all fulmars exceeded the Ecological Quality Objective for marine litter, having ingested >0.1g of plastic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fulmarus glacialis Labrador Sea Northern Fulmar The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Arctic Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Marine Pollution Bulletin 127 817 822 |
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Labrador Sea Monitoring Northern fulmar Plastic ingestion Plastic pollution Seabird 1104 Aquatic Science 1910 Oceanography 2310 Pollution Avery-Gomm, Stephanie Provencher, Jennifer F. Liboiron, Max Poon, Florence E. Smith, Paul A. Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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Plastic is now one among one of the most pervasive pollutants on the planet, and ocean circulation models predict that the Arctic will become another accumulation zone. As solutions to address marine plastic emerge, is essential that baselines are available to monitor progress towards targets. The northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), a widely-distributed seabird species, has been used as a biological monitor for plastic pollution in the North Sea, and could be a useful monitoring species elsewhere. We quantified plastic ingested by northern fulmars from the southeastern Canadian waters of the Labrador Sea with the objective of establishing a standardized baseline for future comparisons. Over two years we sampled 70 fulmars and found that 79% had ingested plastic, with an average of 11.6 pieces or 0.151g per bird. Overall, 34% of all fulmars exceeded the Ecological Quality Objective for marine litter, having ingested >0.1g of plastic. |
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Avery-Gomm, Stephanie Provencher, Jennifer F. Liboiron, Max Poon, Florence E. Smith, Paul A. |
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Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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Plastic pollution in the Labrador Sea: An assessment using the seabird northern fulmar Fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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plastic pollution in the labrador sea: an assessment using the seabird northern fulmar fulmarus glacialis as a biological monitoring species |
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