Ingestion of plastics and other debris by coastal and pelagic birds along the coast of Espírito Santo, Eastern Brazil
| Autor: | Leandro Egert, Marcela Uhart, Ralph Eric Thijl Vanstreels, Luciana Gallo, Patrícia Pereira Serafini, Allan P. Santos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Waste Products
Leucogaster Charadriiformes biology Puffinus Pelagic zone Aquatic Science Oceanography biology.organism_classification Spheniscus magellanicus Spheniscidae Pollution Debris Gastrointestinal Contents Fishery Eating Procellariiformes Geography Marine debris Animals Plastics Brazil Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 173:113046 |
| ISSN: | 0025-326X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113046 |
| Popis: | Although the ingestion of plastics and other anthropogenic debris by seabirds is a global problem, few studies have employed standardized protocols to quantify and classify the debris ingested by seabirds in the Southwest Atlantic. We evaluated the ingestion of marine debris (items0.1 mm) by 126 coastal and pelagic birds (19 species) along the coast of Espírito Santo, Eastern Brazil. Debris were found in 30% of birds examined (11 species). Particles1 mm accounted for 35% of all debris items. Most ingested debris were plastics (97%). Ingestion of0.1 g of plastic debris was recorded in five species: Atlantic yellow-nosed albatrosses (Thalassarche chlororhynchos), Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris borealis), Manx shearwaters (Puffinus puffinus), brown boobies (Sula leucogaster), and Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus). Our findings suggest that the ingestion of marine debris, especially plastics, is a common problem for coastal and pelagic birds in tropical Southwest Atlantic waters. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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