Incidence of plastic ingestion in seabirds from the Bay of Biscay (southwestern Europe).
Bay of Biscay
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Plastic ingestion
Plastic pollution
Seabirds
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2019
Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
17
04
2019
revised:
27
06
2019
accepted:
29
06
2019
pubmed:
21
8
2019
medline:
4
12
2019
entrez:
21
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Seabirds have been widely used to monitor marine debris by the analysis of plastic ingestion. With the aim of obtaining the first data on ingestion of plastics by different seabird species in the Bay of Biscay and evaluating their suitability as biomonitors of plastic pollution in this area, a total of 159 seabirds of fifteen species were analyzed. Plastics were found in 26 birds (16% of the individuals) of nine species (60% of the species). Frequency of occurrence of plastics varied between 0% (Razorbill) and 100% (species of the family Procellariidae). Considering several criteria to assess their suitability as biomonitors of plastic pollution (frequency of occurrence of plastic ingestion, species abundances and stranding occurrence in the Bay of Biscay), the Common Guillemot and the Atlantic Puffin seem the most promising candidates. This study provides the first data on plastic ingestion in seabirds of the Bay of Biscay.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31426171
pii: S0025-326X(19)30523-5
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.077
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plastics
0
Waste Products
0
Water Pollutants, Chemical
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
387-392Informations de copyright
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