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Seabird mortality from longline fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesian waters: a review and a way forward

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2003
A country-by-country review of seabird mortality from longline fishing in the Mediterranean Sea and in Macaronesian waters shows a paucity of data. Of 12 Mediterranean countries known to undertake longlining, seabird mortality is only reported for six ...
John Cooper   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of agricultural practices on foraging habitats of a seabird species in the Baltic Sea

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2022
Omnivorous and opportunistic species may be good indicators of food availability. Gulls often use human‐impacted landscapes and may respond to changes by altering their feeding ecology.
Stefan Garthe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The marine avifauna of Matthew and Hunter Islands, two remote volcanoes of the New Hebrides chain

open access: yesArxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica, 2023
Breeding birds recorded on Matthew and Hunter Islands in the tropical southwestern Pacific between 1973 and 2018 are summarised from a compilation of reports, for which various methods were used for counting seabirds.
P. Borsa, J. Baudat-Franceschi
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in the distribution of nesting Arctic seaducks are not strongly related to variation in polar bear presence

open access: yesArctic Science, 2020
Contemporary climate change is predicted to expose some species to altered predation regimes. Losses of Arctic sea ice are causing polar bears to increasingly forage on colonial seaduck eggs in lieu of ice-based hunting of marine mammals.
Cody J. Dey   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Haemoproteus jenniae (Haemoproteidae, Haemosporida) infects gulls (Larus spp.) in South Africa, with redescription of Haemoproteus skuae

open access: yesParasitology, 2023
Haemoproteus spp. are dipteran-borne protozoa that infect erythrocytes and reticulo-endothelial cells of birds. These parasites are not usually transmitted between birds belonging to different orders.
Ralph E. T. Vanstreels   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SEABIRDS FROM THE OKHOTSK SEA

open access: yesИзвестия ТИНРО, 2018
Persistent organic pollutants as organochlorine pesticides are lipophilic anthropogenic substances. Isomers of HCH and DDT and their metabolites are detected in organs of the seabirds Larus schistisagus, Aethia cristatella, Aethia pusilla, Fulmarus ...
V. Yu. Tsygankov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress

open access: yesBirds, 2022
Grey-faced Petrels (Pterodroma gouldi) are colonial burrowing seabirds predominantly nesting on offshore islands of the upper North Island of New Zealand.
James C. Russell   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatty Acids Composition of Stomach Oil of Scopoli’s Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) from Linosa’s Colony

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
Calonectris diomedea is a Procellariforms seabird having a very representative colony in Linosa Island (Southern Italy). The adult forms of C. diomedea produce a pasty oil from their proventriculus to feed their chicks during the rearing period.
Francesco Giuseppe Galluzzo   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leaving more than footprints: Anthropogenic nutrient subsidies to a protected area

open access: yesEcosphere, 2022
Mobile animals that traverse ecosystem boundaries can fundamentally reshape environments by providing critical nutrient and energy inputs to the ecosystems they inhabit.
A. S. Guerra   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

open access: yesAsia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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