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Measuring nest incorporation of anthropogenic debris by seabirds: an opportunistic approach increases geographic scope and reduces costs
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O'Hanlon, NJ and Bond, AL and Masden, EA and Lavers, JL and James, NA, Measuring nest incorporation of anthropogenic debris by seabirds: an opportunistic approach increases geographic scope and reduces costs, Marine Pollution Bulletin, 171 Article 112706. ISSN 0025-326X (2021) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112706
Abstract
Data on the prevalence of anthropogenic debris in seabird nests can be collected alongside other research or
through community science initiatives to increase the temporal and spatial scale of data collection. To assess the
usefulness of this approach, we collated data on nest incorporation of debris for 14 seabird species from 84
colonies across five countries in northwest Europe. Of 10,274 nests monitored 12% contained debris, however,
there was large variation in the proportion of nests containing debris among species and colonies. For several
species, the prevalence of debris in nests was significantly related to the mean Human Footprint Index (HFI), a
proxy for human impact on the environment, within 100 km of the colony. Collecting opportunistic data on nest
incorporation of debris by seabirds provides a cost-effective method of detecting changes in the prevalence of
debris in the marine environment across a large geographic scale.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | marine debris, plastic pollution, seabird ecology, citizen science, nest debris |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Pollution and contamination |
Research Field: | Pollution and contamination not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Environmental Management |
Objective Group: | Marine systems and management |
Objective Field: | Marine biodiversity |
UTAS Author: | Lavers, JL (Dr Jennifer Lavers) |
ID Code: | 145312 |
Year Published: | 2021 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
Deposited On: | 2021-07-15 |
Last Modified: | 2021-11-22 |
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