Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in Iceland

In 2011, northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from Iceland were used to test the hypothesis that plastic debris decreases at northern latitudes in the Atlantic when moving away from major human centres of coastal and marine activities. Stomach analyses of Icelandic fulmars confirm that plastic poll...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Kühn, S., van Franeker, J.A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/plastic-ingestion-by-the-northern-fulmar-fulmarus-glacialis-in-ic
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.027
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Summary:In 2011, northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from Iceland were used to test the hypothesis that plastic debris decreases at northern latitudes in the Atlantic when moving away from major human centres of coastal and marine activities. Stomach analyses of Icelandic fulmars confirm that plastic pollution levels in the North Atlantic tend to decrease towards higher latitudes. Levels of pollution thus appear to link to regions of intense human coastal and marine activities, suggesting substantial current inputs in those areas