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MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
卷 105, 期 1, 页码 373-376出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.02.036
关键词
Atlantic Ocean; Nest material; Onychoprion fuscatus; Pollutant; Oceanic gyre; Seabird
资金
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [405416/2012-1]
Plastic is abundant.in the oceans, reaching pelagic zones away from continents. Here we present the first recordings of plastic used as nest material in Sooty Tern nests, on a remote oceanic island. We describe our findings in terms of quantity, size and color of plastic debris. A total of 78 plastics were noted in 54 nests. Four color categories were found: Blue, White, Green and Red. Blue fragments were the most frequent color, present three times as much as white debris. This pattern was present despite blue fragments being smaller and lighter. The plastic debris of lowest frequency were the larger and heavier pieces (red). To our knowledge this is the first record of plastic in Sooty Tern nests. Trindade Island is on an oceanic zone expected to accumulate garbage due to the dynamic ocean currents. Such findings call for a closer inspection of pollution in the Atlantic Ocean. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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