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dc.contributor.authorCollard, France
dc.contributor.authorStrøm, Hallvard
dc.contributor.authorFayet, Marie-Océane
dc.contributor.authorGudmundsson, Fannar Theyr
dc.contributor.authorHerzke, Dorte
dc.contributor.authorHotvedt, Ådne
dc.contributor.authorLøchen, Arja Katrina Lea Arnesen
dc.contributor.authorMalherbe, Cédric
dc.contributor.authorEppe, Gauthier
dc.contributor.authorGabrielsen, Geir W.
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-27T11:18:25Z
dc.date.available2023-10-27T11:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-11
dc.description.abstractAn increasing number of organisms from the polar regions are reported contaminated by plastic. Rarely a nonkilling sampling method is used. In this study we wanted to assess plastic levels using stomach flushing and evaluate the method suitability for further research and monitoring. The stomach of 22 fulmars from Bjørnøya, Svalbard, were flushed with water in the field. On return to the laboratory, the regurgitated content was digested using potassium hydroxide. The extracted plastics were visually characterised and analysed with spectroscopy. Only three birds had plastics in their stomach, totaling 36 particles, most of them microplastics (< 5 mm). The plastic burdens are much lower than previously reported in Svalbard. The stomach flushing is assumed not to allow the collection of the gizzard content. This is a major limitation as most of the plastics accumulate in the fulmar's gizzard. However, the method is still useful for studies investigating plastic ingestion dynamics, allowing to sample the same individuals over time.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCollard, Strøm, Fayet, Gudmundsson, Herzke, Hotvedt, Løchen, Malherbe, Eppe, Gabrielsen. Evaluation of meso- and microplastic ingestion by the northern fulmar through a non-lethal sampling method. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2023;196en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2188336
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115646
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.issn1879-3363
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/31635
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalMarine Pollution Bulletin
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleEvaluation of meso- and microplastic ingestion by the northern fulmar through a non-lethal sampling methoden_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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