Characterization of plastic ingestion in urban gull chicks and its implications for their use as pollution sentinels in coastal cities

The increase of plastic pollution represents a significant ecological threat, particularly in human-impacted environments. However, the effects of plastic ingestion by urban wildlife are less understood. This study investigates the presence of microplastic (MPs; plastic <5 mm in size) and macropl...

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Autores: Max, Ana, Martín-Vélez, Victor, Navarro, Joan|||0000-0002-5756-9543, Borrell, Asunción, Montalvo Porro, Tomas|||0000-0002-9060-3205, Garcia-Garin, Odei
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:320629
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/320629
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117409
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Bioindicator
Diet analysis
Macroplastics
Microplastics
Pollution
Stable isotopes
Yellow-legged Gull
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Resumo:The increase of plastic pollution represents a significant ecological threat, particularly in human-impacted environments. However, the effects of plastic ingestion by urban wildlife are less understood. This study investigates the presence of microplastic (MPs; plastic <5 mm in size) and macroplastics (MaPs, plastic.