Seabirds and floating plastic debris

80% of floating plastic debris freshly washed ashore on a Dutch coast showed peckmarks made by birds at sea. They either mistake these debris for cuttlebones or simply test all floating objects. Ingestion of plastic is deleterious for marine organisms. It is urgent to set measures to plastic litter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2002-11, Vol.44 (11), p.1294-1295
1. Verfasser:	CADEE, Gerhard C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds - physiology Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates Fulmars Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Mollusca Netherlands North Sea Oceans and Seas Plastics Plastics - adverse effects Sepia Water Pollution - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:	80% of floating plastic debris freshly washed ashore on a Dutch coast showed peckmarks made by birds at sea. They either mistake these debris for cuttlebones or simply test all floating objects. Ingestion of plastic is deleterious for marine organisms. It is urgent to set measures to plastic litter production.
ISSN:	0025-326X 1879-3363
DOI:	10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00264-3