Incidence, mass and variety of plastics ingested by Laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) and Black-footed Albatrosses (P. nigripes) recovered as by-catch in the North Pacific Ocean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2190-2192

  Gray, Holly ^a   Lattin, Gwendolyn L ^a   Moore, Charles J ^a  

^a Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Albatross; Marine debris; Phoebastria immutabilis; Phoebastria nigripes; Plastic; Plastic ingestion

Indexed keywords

ALBATROSS; BLACK-FOOTED ALBATROSS; BY-CATCH; HIGH FREQUENCY; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MARINE DEBRIS; NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN; PHOEBASTRIA IMMUTABILIS; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES; PLASTIC DEBRIS;

DEBRIS; ELASTOMERS;

PLASTICS;

PLASTIC;

ABSORPTION; BIOACCUMULATION; BYCATCH; INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL WASTE; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOEBASTRIA IMMUTABILIS; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEABIRD; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

AVES; DIOMEDEA IMMUTABILIS; PHOEBASTRIA NIGRIPES;

EID: 84866769117     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.07.053     Document Type: Article

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