title: Plastic ingestion by the northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in Iceland.
abstract: In 2011, northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from Iceland were used to test the hypothesis that plastic debris decreases at northern latitudes in the Atlantic when moving away from major human centres of coastal and marine activities. Stomach analyses of Icelandic fulmars confirm that plastic pollution levels in the North Atlantic tend to decrease towards higher latitudes. Levels of pollution thus appear to link to regions of intense human coastal and marine activities, suggesting substantial current inputs in those areas.
authors.affiliation: IMARES Wageningen UR, P.O. Box 167, 1790 AD Den Burg (Texel), The Netherlands. susanne.knhn@wur.nl
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kühn
authors.forename: Jan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Franeker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D004435:Eating; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000737:chemistry*; D007055:Iceland; D008297:Male; D010969:Plastics / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical