Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels
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ftunivroma3iris:oai:iris.uniroma3.it:11590/470826 2024-09-09T19:01:25+00:00 Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels Davide, Taurozzi Massimiliano, Scalici Taurozzi, Davide Scalici, Massimiliano 2024 https://hdl.handle.net/11590/470826 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1343617 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001187360800001 journal:FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE https://hdl.handle.net/11590/470826 doi:10.3389/fmars.2024.1343617 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85188066027 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine places still in existence these remote places are no longer immune to anthropogenic pollution in particular micro- and nanoplastics. Seabirds avian species feeding mainly at sea are indicators of change in the environment and represent an early study group of ecological indicators for plastic pollution. The goal of this bibliometric overview is to evaluate international research trends on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) on seabirds inhabiting polar regions. A total of at least 13 seabird species were reported to have ingested MPs from 1983–2023. Overall 1130 samples were investigated including stomach content pouch content guano and pellets. Pellets were the most investigated substrate (699) followed by stomach contents (309) guano (101) and pouch contents (21). A median of 31.5 MPs per sample was found in the Arctic with an average of 7.2 MPs per sample. A median of 35 MPs per sample was found in Antarctica with an average of 1.1 MPs per sample. Overall MPs were most frequently found in fragment form. A total of 3526 MPs were retrieved from stomachs (3013) pellets (398) guano (75) and pouch contents (40). Polyethylene was the dominant plastic polymer found followed by polypropylene and polystyrene. The monitoring of MP ingestion is crucial to mitigating the impacts on marine and terrestrial organisms. Standardized protocols could boost the safeguarding of seabirds and reduce the impacts of MPs on polar regions info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2024 ftunivroma3iris https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1343617 2024-06-19T23:33:08Z Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Arctic Anagrafe della Ricerca d'Ateneo (Universitá degli studi Roma Tre) Arctic Guano ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) Frontiers in Marine Science 11 |
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The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine places still in existence these remote places are no longer immune to anthropogenic pollution in particular micro- and nanoplastics. Seabirds avian species feeding mainly at sea are indicators of change in the environment and represent an early study group of ecological indicators for plastic pollution. The goal of this bibliometric overview is to evaluate international research trends on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) on seabirds inhabiting polar regions. A total of at least 13 seabird species were reported to have ingested MPs from 1983–2023. Overall 1130 samples were investigated including stomach content pouch content guano and pellets. Pellets were the most investigated substrate (699) followed by stomach contents (309) guano (101) and pouch contents (21). A median of 31.5 MPs per sample was found in the Arctic with an average of 7.2 MPs per sample. A median of 35 MPs per sample was found in Antarctica with an average of 1.1 MPs per sample. Overall MPs were most frequently found in fragment form. A total of 3526 MPs were retrieved from stomachs (3013) pellets (398) guano (75) and pouch contents (40). Polyethylene was the dominant plastic polymer found followed by polypropylene and polystyrene. The monitoring of MP ingestion is crucial to mitigating the impacts on marine and terrestrial organisms. Standardized protocols could boost the safeguarding of seabirds and reduce the impacts of MPs on polar regions |
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The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine places still in existence these remote places are no longer immune to anthropogenic pollution in particular micro- and nanoplastics. Seabirds avian species feeding mainly at sea are indicators of change in the environment and represent an early study group of ecological indicators for plastic pollution. The goal of this bibliometric overview is to evaluate international research trends on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) on seabirds inhabiting polar regions. A total of at least 13 seabird species were reported to have ingested MPs from 1983–2023. Overall 1130 samples were investigated including stomach content pouch content guano and pellets. Pellets were the most investigated substrate (699) followed by stomach contents (309) guano (101) and pouch contents (21). A median of 31.5 MPs per sample was found in the Arctic with an average of 7.2 MPs per sample. A median of 35 MPs per sample was found in Antarctica with an average of 1.1 MPs per sample. Overall MPs were most frequently found in fragment form. A total of 3526 MPs were retrieved from stomachs (3013) pellets (398) guano (75) and pouch contents (40). Polyethylene was the dominant plastic polymer found followed by polypropylene and polystyrene. The monitoring of MP ingestion is crucial to mitigating the impacts on marine and terrestrial organisms. Standardized protocols could boost the safeguarding of seabirds and reduce the impacts of MPs on polar regions Davide, Taurozzi Massimiliano, Scalici Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels |
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The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine places still in existence these remote places are no longer immune to anthropogenic pollution in particular micro- and nanoplastics. Seabirds avian species feeding mainly at sea are indicators of change in the environment and represent an early study group of ecological indicators for plastic pollution. The goal of this bibliometric overview is to evaluate international research trends on the impacts of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) on seabirds inhabiting polar regions. A total of at least 13 seabird species were reported to have ingested MPs from 1983–2023. Overall 1130 samples were investigated including stomach content pouch content guano and pellets. Pellets were the most investigated substrate (699) followed by stomach contents (309) guano (101) and pouch contents (21). A median of 31.5 MPs per sample was found in the Arctic with an average of 7.2 MPs per sample. A median of 35 MPs per sample was found in Antarctica with an average of 1.1 MPs per sample. Overall MPs were most frequently found in fragment form. A total of 3526 MPs were retrieved from stomachs (3013) pellets (398) guano (75) and pouch contents (40). Polyethylene was the dominant plastic polymer found followed by polypropylene and polystyrene. The monitoring of MP ingestion is crucial to mitigating the impacts on marine and terrestrial organisms. Standardized protocols could boost the safeguarding of seabirds and reduce the impacts of MPs on polar regions |
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