Presence of plastic litter in pellets from Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Ireland

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作者：
Acampora, Heidi [1 ]
Berrow, Simon [1 ,2 ]
Newton, Stephen [3 ]
O'Connor, Ian [1 ]
机构：
[1] Galway Mayo Inst Technol, Marine & Freshwater Res Ctr, Dublin Rd, Galway, Ireland
[2] Shannon Dolphin & Wildlife Fdn, Merchants Quay, Kilrush, Co Clare, Ireland
[3] BirdWatch Ireland, Unit 20,Block D,Bullford Business Campus, Kilcoole, Co Wicklow, Ireland
来源：
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2017年 / 117卷 / 1-2期
关键词：
Marine litter; Plastics; Seabirds; Phalacrocoracidae; Pellets; MARINE-ENVIRONMENT; NORTH PACIFIC; SEABIRDS; INGESTION; POLLUTION; SEA; MONITORS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.015
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
Plastic pollution has been the subject of much research in the last decade. Seabirds can mistake plastic fragments for prey, which can perforate or block the digestive tract and cause ulcers. Most commonly, seabirds accumulate this indigestible matter in their stomachs, obtaining no nutrition and may die from starvation. Certain species of seabirds however, have the ability of regurgitating indigestible matter in the form of pellets. This study aimed to investigate the ingestion of plastics by live seabirds through the examination of regurgitated pellets (n = 92) from a Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) breeding colony and a winter roost in Ireland. Plastic prevalence was consistently 3.2% at both sites. The presence of plastic litter highlights the fact that all species of seabird are susceptible to interact with marine litter regardless of feeding habits, although at different rates. More research is needed to understand the driving factors involved in plastic ingestion among different species. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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