Marine ecosystem assessment for the Southern Ocean: birds and marine mammals in a changing climate

S Bestley, Y Ropert-Coudert… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The massive number of seabirds (penguins and procellariiformes) and marine mammals
(cetaceans and pinnipeds)–referred to here as top predators–is one of the most iconic …

Interactions between anthropogenic litter and birds: a global review with a 'black-list'of species

C Battisti, E Staffieri, G Poeta, A Sorace, L Luiselli… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
The interaction of anthropogenic litter (by incorporation litter in nests, ingestion, and
entanglement) with birds was systematically reviewed using Google Scholar database. A …

Plastic ingestion by seabirds in the circumpolar Arctic: a review

JE Baak, JF Linnebjerg, T Barry… - Environmental …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Plastic pollution is a ubiquitous global environmental problem. Plastic ingestion by seabirds
is an increasing issue even in remote areas, such as the Arctic, yet research and monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics ingestion and chemical pollutants in seabirds of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

A Navarro, OP Luzardo, M Gómez, A Acosta-Dacal… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution constitutes an environmental problem in the Canary Islands nowadays.
Nevertheless, studies evaluating the impact of plastics on its avifauna are still scarce …

Spatial management can significantly reduce dFAD beachings in Indian and Atlantic Ocean tropical tuna purse seine fisheries

T Imzilen, C Lett, E Chassot, DM Kaplan - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Debris from fisheries pose significant threats to coastal marine ecosystems worldwide.
Tropical tuna purse seine fisheries contribute to this problem via the construction and …

[HTML][HTML] Anthropogenic debris ingestion in a tropical seabird community: Insights from taxonomy and foraging distribution

DM Matos, JA Ramos, F Bessa, V Silva… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oceans have been considered as an unlimited supply of goods and services, but resource
extraction and waste disposal became ubiquitous and have been damaging the health of …

Seabirds and marine plastic debris in the northeastern Atlantic: A synthesis and recommendations for monitoring and research

NJ O'Hanlon, NA James, EA Masden, AL Bond - Environmental Pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Marine plastic pollution is an increasing, and global, environmental issue. Numerous marine
species are affected by plastic debris through entanglement, nest incorporation, and …

Traits shared by marine megafauna and their relationships with ecosystem functions and services

DC Tavares, JF Moura, E Acevedo-Trejos… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Traditional ecological research has focused on taxonomic units to better understand the role
of organisms in marine ecosystems. This approach has significantly contributed to our …

Mobilisation kinetics of hazardous elements in marine plastics subject to an avian physiologically-based extraction test

A Turner - Environmental Pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Samples of plastic collected from two beaches in southwest England (n= 185) have been
analysed by XRF spectrometry for elements that are hazardous or restricted in synthetic …

Plastic debris in marine birds from an island located in the South China Sea

C Zhu, D Li, Y Sun, X Zheng, X Peng, K Zheng… - Marine Pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastic debris has become one of the most serious issues in the marine environment, but
little information is available on the occurrence of plastic debris in marine birds from China …