Incidence of plastic debris in Sooty Tern nests: A preliminary study on Trindade Island, a remote area of Brazil

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 plasti...

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