Quantifying ingested debris in marine megafauna: a review and recommendations for standardization
Plastic pollution has become one of the largest environmental challenges we currently face.
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has listed it as a critical problem …
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has listed it as a critical problem …
Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations
Abstract Barrett, RT, Camphuysen, CJ, Anker-Nilssen, T., Chardine, JW, Furness, RW,
Garthe, S., Hüppop, O., Leopold, MF, Montevecchi, WA, and Veit, RR 2007. Diet studies of …
Garthe, S., Hüppop, O., Leopold, MF, Montevecchi, WA, and Veit, RR 2007. Diet studies of …
Plastic ingestion by Flesh-footed Shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes): Implications for fledgling body condition and the accumulation of plastic-derived chemicals
To provide much needed quantitative data on the lethal and sublethal effects of plastic
pollution on marine wildlife, we sampled breast feathers and stomach contents from Flesh …
pollution on marine wildlife, we sampled breast feathers and stomach contents from Flesh …
A review of methods for diet analysis in piscivorous marine mammals
The methodology for analysis of marine mammal diets may be thought of as a series of
choices; about the sampling regime, the type of sample, the processing of samples, the …
choices; about the sampling regime, the type of sample, the processing of samples, the …
Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis
Identifying the composition of avian diets is a critical step in characterizing the roles of birds
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …
within ecosystems. However, because birds are a diverse taxonomic group with equally …
Clinical pathology of plastic ingestion in marine birds and relationships with blood chemistry
Pollution of the environment with plastic debris is a significant and rapidly expanding threat
to biodiversity due to its abundance, durability, and persistence. Current knowledge of the …
to biodiversity due to its abundance, durability, and persistence. Current knowledge of the …
The trophodynamics of marine top predators: current knowledge, recent advances and challenges
We review present understanding of the spatial and temporal diet variability
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …
(trophodynamics) of a range of pelagic marine top predators, at both early and adult life …
Foraging behavior and food of seabirds
Evolution has produced a vast array of morphological and physiological adaptations in
seabirds that enable them to exploit the ocean's food resources in myriad ways. As …
seabirds that enable them to exploit the ocean's food resources in myriad ways. As …
Trophic relationships among high Arctic seabirds: insights from tissue-dependent stable-isotope models
The measurement of stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon in tissues of marine consumers
can provide trophic-level information that is a time-integrated approximation of assimilated …
can provide trophic-level information that is a time-integrated approximation of assimilated …
Seabirds from the poles: microplastics pollution sentinels
The Arctic and Antarctica represent two of the most inhospitable and poorly investigated
biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine …
biomes in the world. Although polar regions are still perceived as some of the most pristine …