期刊
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 77, 期 1-2, 页码 320-324出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.026
关键词
Brown Booby; Marine debris; Nesting ecology; Plastic pollution; Sula leucogaster; Timor Sea
资金
- Monash University Animal Ethics Committee [BSCI/2012/21]
- PTTEP Australasia
- Diversity Charters
Anthropogenic debris is ubiquitous in the marine environment and has been reported to negatively impact hundreds of species globally. Seabirds are particularly at risk from entanglement in debris due to their habit of collecting food and, in many cases, nesting material off the ocean's surface. We compared the prevalence and composition of debris in nests and along the beach at two Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) colonies on Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, a remote area known to contain high densities of debris transported by ocean currents. The proportion of nests with debris varied across islands (range 3-31%), likely in response to the availability of natural nesting materials. Boobies exhibited a preference for debris colour (white and black), but not type. The ephemeral nature of Brown Booby nests on Ashmore Reef may limit their utility as indicators of marine pollution, however monitoring is recommended in light of increasing demand for plastic products. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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