trace metals Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/tag/trace-metals/ Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:07:02 +0000 de-DE hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-oeoo-logo-unterzeile-blau-1-32x32.jpg trace metals Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/tag/trace-metals/ 32 32 Plastic ingestion by Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes): Implications for fledgling body condition and the accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals https://oneearth-oneocean.com/research/2014/plastic-ingestion-by-flesh-footed-shearwaters-puffinus-carneipes-implications-for-fledgling-body-condition-and-the-accumulation-of-plastic-derived-chemicals/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/research/2014/plastic-ingestion-by-flesh-footed-shearwaters-puffinus-carneipes-implications-for-fledgling-body-condition-and-the-accumulation-of-plastic-derived-chemicals/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2014 22:07:02 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=264 Jennifer L. Lavers, Alexander L. Bond, Ian Hutton, Plastic ingestion by Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes): Implications for fledgling body condition and the accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals, Environmental Pollution, Volume 187, April 2014, Pages 124-129, ISSN 0269-7491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.020. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749113006532) Abstract: To provide much needed quantitative data on the lethal and sublethal effects of plastic pollution on marine wildlife, we sampled breast feathers and stomach contents from Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) fledglings in eastern Australia. Birds with high levels of ingested plastic exhibited reduced body condition and increased contaminant load (p < 0.05). More than 60% of fledglings exceed international targets for plastic ingestion by seabirds, with 16% of fledglings failing these targets after a single feeding (range: 0.13–3.21 g of plastic/feeding). As top predators, seabirds are considered sentinels of the marine environment. The amount of plastic ingested and corresponding damage to Flesh-footed Shearwater fledglings is the highest reported for any marine vertebrate, suggesting the condition of the Australian marine environment is poor. These findings help explain the ongoing decline of this species and are worrying in light of increasing levels of plastic pollution in our oceans. Keywords: Body condition; Flesh-footed Shearwater; Marine debris; Plastic ingestion; Trace metals

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]]> Jennifer L. Lavers, Alexander L. Bond, Ian Hutton, Plastic ingestion by Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes): Implications for fledgling body condition and the accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals, Environmental Pollution, Volume 187, April 2014, Pages 124-129, ISSN 0269-7491, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.020. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749113006532) Abstract: To provide much needed quantitative data on the lethal and sublethal effects of plastic pollution on marine wildlife, we sampled breast feathers and stomach contents from Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes) fledglings in eastern Australia. Birds with high levels of ingested plastic exhibited reduced body condition and increased contaminant load (p < 0.05). More than 60% of fledglings exceed international targets for plastic ingestion by seabirds, with 16% of fledglings failing these targets after a single feeding (range: 0.13–3.21 g of plastic/feeding). As top predators, seabirds are considered sentinels of the marine environment. The amount of plastic ingested and corresponding damage to Flesh-footed Shearwater fledglings is the highest reported for any marine vertebrate, suggesting the condition of the Australian marine environment is poor. These findings help explain the ongoing decline of this species and are worrying in light of increasing levels of plastic pollution in our oceans. Keywords: Body condition; Flesh-footed Shearwater; Marine debris; Plastic ingestion; Trace metals

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