ArticleNature communications2023
Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds.
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204 authors.
Bethany L ClarkBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK. bethany.louise.clark@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5803-7744
Ana P B CarneiroBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK. ana.carneiro@birdlife.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0573-7549
Elizabeth J PearmainBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK. ejp69@cam.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6600-1482
Marie-Morgane RouyerCEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4915-7191
Thomas A ClayInstitute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0644-6105
Win CowgerUniversity of California, Riverside, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9226-3104
Richard A PhillipsBritish Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK.
Andrea ManicaDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1895-450X
Carolina HazinBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
Marcus Eriksen5 Gyres Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jacob González-SolísInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8691-9397
Josh AdamsU.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Santa Cruz Field Station, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Yuri V Albores-BarajasUniversidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur - UABCS, La Paz, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9255-4865
Joanna Alfaro-ShiguetoCarrera de Biologia Marina, Universidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
Maria Saldanha AlhoMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Ispa - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3501-5961
Deusa Teixeira AraujoAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
José Manuel ArcosSEO/BirdLife, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7486-4475
John P Y ArnouldDeakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.
Nadito J P BarbosaAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
Christophe BarbraudCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
Annalea M BeardSt. Helena Government, Jamestown, St. Helena, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1080-2405
Jessie BeckOikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6338-3051
Elizabeth A BellWildlife Management International Ltd, Blenheim, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1587-8241
Della G BennetSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-7532-5331
Maud BerlincourtDeakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.
Manuel BiscoitoMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), Museu de História Natural do Funchal, Funchal, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9347-0823
Oskar K Bjørnstad, Skudeneshavn, Norway.
Mark BoltonRSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Aberdeen, UK.
Katherine A Booth JonesBritish Trust for Ornithology, Belfast, UK.
John J BorgNational Museum of Natural History, Mdina, Malta.ORCID 0000-0002-0587-3682
Karen Bourgeois3 Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France.
Vincent BretagnolleCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
Joël BriedInstitute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS, University of the Azores, 9901-862, Horta, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7377-4304
James V BriskieSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
M de L BrookeDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Katherine C BrownlieDeakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.
Leandro BugoniUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0689-7026
Licia CalabreseIsland Conservation Society, Mahé, Seychelles.ORCID 0000-0003-0953-1281
Letizia CampioniMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Ispa - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6319-6931
Mark J CareyDepartment of Environmental Management and Ecology, La Trobe University, Wodonga, NSW, Australia.
Ryan D CarleOikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Nicholas CarlileScience, Economics and Insights Division, Department of Planning and Environment, Sydney, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5241-6102
Ana R CarreiroUniversity of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-1300-1371
Paulo CatryMARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Ispa - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3000-0522
Teresa CatryCESAM - Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4047-9995
Jacopo G CecereArea Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4925-2730
Filipe R CeiaUniversity of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
Yves CherelCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9469-9489
Chang-Yong ChoiDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry, and Bioresources, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-4519-7957
Marco Cianchetti-BenedettiOrnis Italica, Rome, Italy.
Rohan H ClarkeSchool of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6179-8402
Jaimie B CleelandInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2196-3968
Valentina ColodroOikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, Valparaiso, Chile.
Bradley C CongdonCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia.
Jóhannis DanielsenFaroe Marine Research Institute, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.ORCID 0000-0002-9775-4786
Federico De PascalisArea Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1414-7770
Zoe DeakinCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4886-9218
Nina DehnhardNorwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0002-4182-2698
Giacomo Dell'OmoOrnis Italica, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9601-9675
Karine DelordCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
Sébastien DescampsNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-0590-9013
Ben J DilleyFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Herculano A DinisAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
Jerome DubosUMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France.
Brendon J DunphyInstitute of Marine Sciences/School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Louise M EmmersonAustralian Antarctic Division, Kingston, TAS, Australia.
Ana Isabel FagundesSPEA, Lisbon, Portugal.
Annette L FayetNorwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6373-0500
Jonathan J FelisU.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Santa Cruz Field Station, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Johannes H FischerIsland Conservation Society, Mahé, Seychelles.ORCID 0000-0003-3527-1671
Amanda N D FreemanNature North, Malanda, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9577-5452
Aymeric FromantDeakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.
Giorgia GaibaniLIPU-BirdLife Italy, Parma, Italy.
David GarcíaIniciativa de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de les Illes (IRBI), Pina, Spain.
Carina GjerdrumCanadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4996-7074
Ivandra Soeli Gonçalves Correia GomesAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
Manuela G ForeroDepartamento de Biología de la Conservación, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Sevilla, Spain.
José P GranadeiroDepartamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa & CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7207-3474
W James GrecianDepartment of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6428-719X
David GrémilletCEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7711-9398
Tim GuilfordDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Gunnar Thor HallgrimssonDepartment of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Luke R HalpinMonash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4108-0871
Erpur Snær HansenSouth Iceland Nature Research Centre, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0001-6899-2817
April HeddWildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Mount Pearl, NC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2222-2627
Morten HelbergØstfold University College, Halden, Norway.
Halfdan H HelgasonEast Iceland Nature Research Centre, Egilsstaðir, Iceland.
Leeann M HenrySt. Helena Government, Jamestown, St. Helena, UK.
Hannah F R HerewardCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1917-1550
Marcos Hernandez-MonteroAssociação Projeto Biodiversidade, Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal, Cabo Verde.
Mark A HindellInstitute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7823-7185
Peter J HodumOikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, Tacoma, WA, USA.
Simona ImperioArea Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9982-205X
Audrey JaegerUMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5649-0315
Mark JessoppSchool of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-2692-3730
Patrick G R JodiceU.S. Geological Survey South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8716-120X
Carl G JonesMauritian Wildlife Foundation, Vacoas, Mauritius.
Christopher W JonesFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4112-1912
Jón Einar JónssonUniversity of Iceland's Research Center at Snæfellsnes, Stykkishólmur, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0003-1198-786X
Adam KaneUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sven KapeljAssociation Biom, Zagreb, Croatia.
Yuna KimMacquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
Holly KirkRMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8724-3210
Yann KolbeinssonNortheast Iceland Nature Research Centre, Húsavík, Iceland.ORCID 0000-0001-6216-1940
Philipp L KraemerDepartment of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Lucas KrügerInstituto Antártico Chileno, Punta Arenas, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4637-5302
Paulo LagoSEO/BirdLife, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0028-1303
Todd J LandersSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jennifer L LaversTjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, Esperance, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7596-6588
Matthieu Le CorreUMR ENTROPIE, Université de la Réunion, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France.
Andreia LealAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
Maite LouzaoAZTI, Pasaia, Spain.
Jeremy MadeirosDept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Bermuda Government, Flatts, Bermuda.
Maria MagalhãesRegional Directorate for Marine Policies, Azores Government, Horta, Azores, Portugal.
Mark L MalloryAcadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2744-3437
Juan F MaselloDepartment of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
Bruno MassaDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Sakiko MatsumotoNagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
Fiona McDuieSan Jose State University Research Foundation, San Jose, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1948-5613
Laura McFarlane TranquillaBirds Canada, Sackville, NB, Canada.
Fernando MedranoInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4064-5471
Benjamin J MetzgerBirdLife Malta, Ta' Xbiex, Malta.ORCID 0000-0003-2721-7958
Teresa MilitãoInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2862-1592
William A MontevecchiMemorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Canada.
Rosalinda C MontoneUniversidade de São Paulo - Instituto Oceanográfico, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9586-1000
Leia Navarro-HerreroInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6725-8354
Verónica C NevesInstitute of Marine Sciences - OKEANOS, University of the Azores, 9901-862, Horta, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6826-4542
David G NichollsChisholm Institute, Dandenong, Australia.
Malcolm A C NicollInstitute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, London, UK.
Ken NorrisNatural History Museum, London, UK.
Steffen OppelRSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8220-3789
Daniel OroCEAB-CSIC, Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes, Blanes, Spain.
Ellie OwenRSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Inverness, UK.
Oliver PadgetDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Vítor H PaivaUniversity of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-6368-9579
David PalaParco naturale Regionale di Porto Conte, Alghero, Italy.
Jorge M PereiraUniversity of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.
Clara PéronLaboratoire de Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (UMR BOREA) - Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), CNRS, IRD, SU, UCN, UA, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6529-4578
Maria V PetryUniversidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7870-7394
Admilton de PinaAssociação Projecto Vitó, São Filipe, Cabo Verde.
Ariete T Moreira PinaProject Vitó Association, Praia, Cabo Verde.
Patrick PinetUniversité de La Réunion, Saint-Denis, Réunion, France.
Pierre A PistoriusMarine Apex Predator Research Unit (MAPRU), Department of Zoology, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Ingrid L PolletAcadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7207-8294
Benjamin J PorterCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Timothée A PoupartDeakin University, Burwood, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4120-933X
Christopher D L Powell, Albany, WA, Australia.
Carolina B ProañoMax Planck Institute for Ornithology, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
Júlia Pujol-CasadoInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Petra QuillfeldtDepartment of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
John L QuinnSchool of BEES, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Andre F RaineArchipelago Research and Conservation, Kalaheo, HI, USA.
Helen RaineArchipelago Research and Conservation, Kalaheo, HI, USA.
Iván RamírezConvention on Migratory Species (CMS), Bonn, Germany.
Jaime A RamosUniversity of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9533-987X
Raül RamosInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0551-8605
Andreas RavacheUMR ENTROPIE (IRD, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Université de La Nouvelle-Calédonie, Ifremer), Centre IRD Nouméa, Nouméa, New Caledonia, France.
Matt J RaynerAuckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-1168-6699
Timothy A ReidCSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Hobart, NSW, Australia.
Gregory J RobertsonEnvironment and Climate Change Canada, Mount Pearl, NL, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8452-5506
Gerard J RocamoraIsland Conservation Society, Mahé, Seychelles.
Dominic P RollinsonFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Robert A RonconiCanadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Andreu RotgerAnimal Demography and Ecology Unit (GEDA), IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9093-9497
Diego RuboliniDipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2703-5783
Kevin RuhomaunNational Parks and Parks Conservation Service, Reduit, Mauritius.
Asunción RuizSEO/BirdLife, Madrid, Spain.
James C RussellSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Peter G RyanFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3356-2056
Sarah SaldanhaInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0084-1929
Ana Sanz-AguilarAnimal Demography and Ecology Unit (GEDA), IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), Esporles, Spain.
Mariona Sardà-SerraInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Yvan G SatgéDepartment of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5148-8008
Katsufumi SatoAtmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa City, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7557-4784
Wiebke C SchäferDepartment of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1589-6762
Stefan SchoombieFitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6566-0443
Scott A ShafferBiological Sciences, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7751-5059
Nirmal ShahNature Seychelles, Mahé, Seychelles.
Akiko ShojiUniversity of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3364-7786
Dave ShutlerAcadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada.
Ingvar A SigurðssonIcelandic Institute of Natural History, Garðabær, Iceland.
Mónica C SilvacE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Evolutionary Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Alison E SmallSt. Helena Government, Jamestown, St. Helena, UK.
Cecilia SoldatiniCICESE - Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada - Unidad La Paz, La Paz, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-8112-3162
Hallvard StrømNorwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, Norway.
Christopher A SurmanHalfmoon Biosciences, Denmark, Australia.
Akinori TakahashiNational Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9868-0408
Vikash R V TatayahMauritian Wildlife Foundation, Vacoas, Mauritius.
Graeme A TaylorDepartment of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-9546-4980
Robert J ThomasCardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
David R ThompsonNational Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.
Paul M ThompsonUniversity of Aberdeen, Cromarty, UK.
Thorkell L ThórarinssonNortheast Iceland Nature Research Centre, Húsavík, Iceland.
Diego Vicente-SastreInstitut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4458-8005
Eric VidalUMR ENTROPIE (IRD, UR, UNC, CNRS, IFREMER), Nouméa, New Caledonia, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8114-2219
Ewan D WakefieldDepartment of Geography, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Susan M WaughBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
Henri WeimerskirchCentre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
Heiko U WittmerSchool of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-8861-188X
Takashi YamamotoAzabu University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ken YodaGraduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8346-3291
Carlos B ZavalagaUniversidad Cientifica del Sur, Lima, Peru.ORCID 0000-0003-1712-7334
Francis J ZinoFreira Conservation Project, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Maria P DiasBirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7281-4391
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Abstract
Plastic pollution is distributed patchily around the world's oceans. Likewise, marine organisms that are vulnerable to plastic ingestion or entanglement have uneven distributions. Understanding where wildlife encounters plastic is crucial for targeting research and mitigation. Oceanic seabirds, particularly petrels, frequently ingest plastic, are highly threatened, and cover vast distances during foraging and migration. However, the spatial overlap between petrels and plastics is poorly understood. Here we combine marine plastic density estimates with individual movement data for 7137 birds of 77 petrel species to estimate relative exposure risk. We identify high exposure risk areas in the Mediterranean and Black seas, and the northeast Pacific, northwest Pacific, South Atlantic and southwest Indian oceans. Plastic exposure risk varies greatly among species and populations, and between breeding and non-breeding seasons. Exposure risk is disproportionately high for Threatened species. Outside the Mediterranean and Black seas, exposure risk is highest in the high seas and Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of the USA, Japan, and the UK. Birds generally had higher plastic exposure risk outside the EEZ of the country where they breed. We identify conservation and research priorities, and highlight that international collaboration is key to addressing the impacts of marine plastic on wide-ranging species.
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