{"id":32356,"date":"2013-12-22T17:58:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T15:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2013\/12\/22\/prevalence-and-composition-of-marine-debris-in-brown-booby-sula-leucogaster\/"},"modified":"2013-12-22T17:58:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T15:58:27","slug":"prevalence-and-composition-of-marine-debris-in-brown-booby-sula-leucogaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/research-en\/2013\/prevalence-and-composition-of-marine-debris-in-brown-booby-sula-leucogaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence and  composition of marine debris in Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>Jennifer L. Lavers, Jarrod C. Hodgson, Rohan H. Clarke, Prevalence and \ncomposition of marine debris in Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) nests at \nAshmore Reef, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 77, Issues 1\u20132, 15 \nDecember 2013, Pages 320-324, ISSN 0025-326X, \n<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2013.09.026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2013.09.026<\/a>.\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X13005778\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X13005778<\/a>)\nAbstract: Anthropogenic debris is ubiquitous in the marine environment \nand has been reported to negatively impact hundreds of species globally. \nSeabirds are particularly at risk from entanglement in debris due to \ntheir habit of collecting food and, in many cases, nesting material off \nthe ocean\u2019s surface. We compared the prevalence and composition of \ndebris in nests and along the beach at two Brown Booby (Sula \nleucogaster) colonies on Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, a remote area known to \ncontain high densities of debris transported by ocean currents. The \nproportion of nests with debris varied across islands (range 3\u201331%), \nlikely in response to the availability of natural nesting materials. \nBoobies exhibited a preference for debris colour (white and black), but \nnot type. The ephemeral nature of Brown Booby nests on Ashmore Reef may \nlimit their utility as indicators of marine pollution, however \nmonitoring is recommended in light of increasing demand for plastic \nproducts.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jennifer L. Lavers, Jarrod C. Hodgson, Rohan H. Clarke, Prevalence and composition of marine debris in Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) nests at Ashmore Reef, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 77, Issues 1\u20132, 15 December 2013, Pages 320-324, ISSN 0025-326X, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2013.09.026. (http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X13005778) Abstract: 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\u2019s 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\u201331%), 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3649,3423,3474,3620],"tags":[4060,3704,4126,3606,4127],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Prevalence and composition of marine debris in Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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(http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X13005778) Abstract: 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\u2019s 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\u201331%), likely in response to the availability of natural nesting materials. Boobies exhibited a preference for debris colour (white and black), but not type. 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