Marine debris ingestion by Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves: Sphenisciformes), from the Brazilian coastal zone

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2246-2249

  Brandão, Martha L ^a   Braga, Karina M ^a   Luque, José L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Gill nets; Magellanic penguin; Marine debris; Plastic ingestion

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; BRAZILIAN COAST; DEBRIS INGESTION; GILL NETS; HIGH INCIDENCE; MAGELLANIC PENGUIN; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE LIFE; MORTALITY RATE; PLASTIC DEBRIS;

COASTAL ZONES; DEBRIS;

BIRDS;

PLASTIC;

BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; GILLNET; MORTALITY; PLASTIC; SEABIRD;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD WEB; GILLNET FISHERY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INGESTION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PENGUIN; POPULATION DENSITY; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PLASTICS; SPHENISCIDAE; STOMACH; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

AVES; SPHENISCIDAE; SPHENISCIFORMES; SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 80053132797     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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