DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.060
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84924020308
论文题名: Marine debris is selected as nesting material by the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) within the Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
作者: Verlis K.M. ; Campbell M.L. ; Wilson S.P.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2014
卷: 87, 期: 1 起始页码: 180
结束页码: 190
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Beach survey
; Environmental indicator
; Plastic pollution
; Seabird
; Threat
Scopus关键词: Beaches
; Reefs
; Surveys
; Australia
; Environmental indicators
; Environmental loads
; Great Barrier Reef
; Marine debris
; Plastic pollutions
; Seabird
; Threat
; Debris
; glass
; metal
; plastic
; rubber
; storm water
; plastic
; pollutant
; waste
; beach
; environmental indicator
; foraging behavior
; nesting
; plastic waste
; seabird
; Article
; Australia
; bird
; controlled study
; coral
; correlation analysis
; feather
; fish
; hygiene product
; marine debris
; marine environment
; nesting
; nonhuman
; packaging material
; paper
; seashore
; Sula leucogaster
; waste
; wood
; analysis
; animal
; bird
; Charadriiformes
; environmental monitoring
; pollutant
; procedures
; sea
; Australia
; Coral Sea
; Great Barrier Reef
; Queensland
; Swain Reefs
; Sula leucogaster
; Animals
; Australia
; Birds
; Charadriiformes
; Environmental Monitoring
; Environmental Pollutants
; Nesting Behavior
; Oceans and Seas
; Plastics
; Waste Products
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Many seabirds are impacted by marine debris through its presence in foraging and nesting areas. To determine the extent of this problem, marine debris use in nest material of the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, was investigated. Nine cays were examined using beach and nest surveys. On average, four marine debris items were found per nest (n= 96) with 58.3% of surveyed nests containing marine debris. The source of marine debris in nests and transects were primarily oceanic. Hard plastic items dominated both nest (56.8%) and surveyed beaches (72.8%), however only two item types were significantly correlated between these surveys. Nest surveys indicated higher levels of black and green items compared to beach transects. This selectivity for colours and items suggest these nests are not good indicators of environmental loads. This is the first study to examine S. leucogaster nests for marine debris in this location. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/85270
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作者单位: Central Queensland University, School of Medical and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 1319, Gladstone, QLD, Australia; School of Science, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand
Recommended Citation:
Verlis K.M.,Campbell M.L.,Wilson S.P.. Marine debris is selected as nesting material by the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) within the Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2014-01-01,87(1)