First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus)
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 en...
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ftunivturku:oai:www.utupub.fi:10024/169704 2023-05-15T14:39:33+02:00 First documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) Ask Amalie Benjaminsen Stine Charlotte Herzke Dorte Bourgeon Sophie Gabrielsen Geir Wing Collard France ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology biologian laitoksen yhteiset, Department of Biology 2606400 2606402 2022-10-28T14:09:31Z https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169704 en eng Elsevier Alankomaat Netherlands NL 834 155340 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155340 Science of the Total Environment https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169704 URN:NBN:fi-fe2022081154851 0048-9697 2022 ftunivturku 2022-11-03T00:02:16Z 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. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Svalbard University of Turku: UTUPub Arctic Svalbard |
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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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ekologia ja evoluutiobiologia, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology biologian laitoksen yhteiset, Department of Biology 2606400 2606402 |
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Ask Amalie Benjaminsen Stine Charlotte Herzke Dorte Bourgeon Sophie Gabrielsen Geir Wing Collard France |
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Ask Amalie Benjaminsen Stine Charlotte Herzke Dorte Bourgeon Sophie Gabrielsen Geir Wing Collard France 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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first documentation of plastic ingestion in the arctic glaucous gull (larus hyperboreus) |
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Arctic Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus Svalbard |
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834 155340 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155340 Science of the Total Environment https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/169704 URN:NBN:fi-fe2022081154851 0048-9697 |
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