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Third of dead seabirds found to have eaten rubbish, University of Queensland study finds, by Sharnie Kim
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Townsend, K and Roman, L, Third of dead seabirds found to have eaten rubbish, University of Queensland study finds, by Sharnie Kim, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia, 01 September (2016) [Newspaper Article]
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Official URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-01/sea-birds-e...
Abstract
An alarming number of dead seabirds examined by Queensland researchers were found to have eaten rubbish.
A University of Queensland team examined 370 bird carcasses across 61 species from the state's south-east, in the largest survey of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Newspaper Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | citizen science, management, marine debris, plastic pollution, seabirds |
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Ecology |
| Research Field: | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Roman, L (Dr Lauren Roman) |
| ID Code: | 146490 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Deposited By: | Ecology and Biodiversity |
| Deposited On: | 2021-09-09 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-09-13 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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