[HTML][HTML] The relationship between plastic ingestion and trace element concentrations in Arctic seabirds

IL Pollet, A Sululiit, BG Kelly, JE Baak, KE Hanifen… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Seabirds ingest contaminants linked to their prey's tissues, but also adsorbed to ingested
plastic debris. To explore relationships between ingested plastics and trace elements …

Microplastics ingestion and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) by breeding seabirds in the east tropical Atlantic: Associations with trophic and foraging proxies …

DM Matos, JA Ramos, ALC Brandão, A Baeta… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study we found that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) were omnipresent in a
tropical seabird community comprising diverse ecological guilds and distinct foraging and …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of culturable yeasts in the feces of Mew Gulls breeding in natural and urban habitats, with insights into the antifungal susceptibility of the observed …

A Glushakova, A Kachalkin - Birds, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The study focused on the comparison of culturable yeast communities in
the feces of two populations of Mew Gulls depending on the breeding site: natural and …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics and effects of plastic contaminants' assimilation in gulls

SN Veríssimo, SC Cunha, JO Fernandes… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers are persistent disrupters assimilated by organisms, yet little
is known about their link to plastic ingestion and health effects. In an experiment, two groups …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing three common nest survey methods, using double-crested cormorants as a proposed sentinel for monitoring plastic pollution in freshwater …

K Schutten, A Morrill, A Chandrashekar… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2024 - Elsevier
Many bird species use plastic as nest-building material, and nest surveys represent a
unique opportunity to monitor environmental plastic pollution. However, the current literature …

Marine pollution between gyres: plastic debris in marine turtles and dolphins in French Guiana, Equatorial Atlantic

F Emonnot, B Siegrist, A Bordin, VD Reis… - Latin american journal …, 2023 - SciELO Chile
Plastic pollution has not raised much attention until the 2000s, despite being manufactured
for about a century. It is now considered one of the most substantial environmental issues …

Effects of plastic ingestion on blood chemistry, gene expression and body condition in wedge-tailed shearwaters (Ardenna pacifica)

N Mejia, F Termignoni-Garcia, J Learned, J Penniman… - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Plastic pollution is a global threat and occurs in almost every marine ecosystem. The amount
of plastic in the ocean has increased substantially over the past decade, posing a mounting …

The physiology and health condition of urban dweller gulls in increasingly urbanized areas

CS Lopes - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Over the last decades, the continuous and exponential human population growth has been
enhancing the urbanization process, characterized by an increase in the number of people …