Microplastic abundance in gull nests in relation to urbanization

被引：19

作者：

Lato, K. A. ^{[1
]}

Thorne, L. H. ^{[1
]}

Fuirst, M. ^{[1
]}

Brownawell, B. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] SUNY Stony Brook, Sch Marine & Atmospher Sci, 100 Nicholls Rd, Stony Brook, NY 11794 USA

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2021年 / 164卷

关键词：

Herring gull; Great black-backed gull; Microplastics; Seabird nests; Marine pollution; Urbanization; PLASTIC DEBRIS; MARINE DEBRIS; INGESTION; POLLUTION; SEABIRDS; ACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; ORGANISMS; ISLAND;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112058

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Human activity and urbanization are having profound effects on natural landscapes and ecosystems. The presence and persistence of human-made materials such as microplastics can have major impacts on the health of organisms in both marine and terrestrial environments. We quantified microplastics in herring gull (Larus argentatus) and great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) nests at three colonies in the northeast United States that varied in their degree of urbanization: Jamaica Bay (JB) in New York City, Youngs Island (YI) on Long Island, New York, and Tuckernuck Island (TN) in Massachusetts. Nests in urban colonies contained a higher proportion of microplastics than those in the more remote colony. Our results link urbanization with microplastic accumulation in coastal environments and suggest that assessing microplastics in seabird nests could provide a means of evaluating microplastics encountered by seabirds and other coastal marine animals.

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