Evidence for increased ingestion of plastics by northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) in the Canadian Arctic

Mar Pollut Bull. 2009 Jul;58(7):1092-5. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.002. Epub 2009 Apr 28.

Authors

Jennifer F Provencher¹, Anthony J Gaston, Mark L Mallory

Affiliation

¹ University of Victoria, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 3020, Station CSC, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 3N5. jennipro@uvic.ca

PMID: 19403145
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Arctic Regions
Birds / physiology*
Canada
Eating*
Environmental Monitoring
Female
Humans
Male
Plastics* / classification
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / classification

Substances

Plastics
Water Pollutants, Chemical