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Plastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorBasto, Marta
dc.contributor.authorNicastro, Katy
dc.contributor.authorTavares, Ana I
dc.contributor.authorMcQuaid, Christopher D.
dc.contributor.authorCasero, Maria
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Fabia
dc.contributor.authorZardi, Gerardo, I
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:53:24Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:53:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractIn modem society, plastic items have become indispensable. The rapid growth of plastic production has led to an increase in the concentration of plastic waste in the environment and, consequently, wildlife has been severely affected. As wide-ranging foragers and predators, aquatic birds are ideal sentinels for monitoring changes in their environment. Plastic found in stomach contents of stranded aquatic birds collected throughout Portugal was examined. Out of the 288 birds processed, 12.9% ingested plastics. Six of the 16 species assessed showed evidence of plastic ingestion. The Lesser Black-backed Gull (18.7%) had the highest incidence while, among those that did ingest plastics, the Northern Gannet (4.8%) had the lowest. User plastics were the most common type of plastic ingested, while microplastics and off/white-clear were the most common size and colour respectively of plastics found. This study sets a first multispecies baseline for incidence of plastic ingestion by aquatic birds in Portugal.
dc.description.sponsorshipFundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT-MEC, Portugal) [UID/Multi/04326/2013, IF/01413/2014]
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) of the Department of Science and Technology
dc.description.sponsorshipNational FoundationNational Science Foundation (NSF)
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African National Research Foundation (NRF)National Research Foundation - South Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.024
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14487
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.subjectDebris
dc.subjectSeabirds
dc.subjectAccumulation
dc.subjectImpacts
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectDiet
dc.titlePlastic ingestion in aquatic birds in Portugal
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FMulti%2F04326%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage24
oaire.citation.startPage19
oaire.citation.titleMarine Pollution Bulletin
oaire.citation.volume138
oaire.fundingStream5876
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person.familyNameNicastro
person.familyNameTavares
person.givenNameMarta
person.givenNameKaty
person.givenNameAna I
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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