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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026

From Carbon to Plastics: Partitioning of Biogeochemical and Anthropogenic Particles in Penguin Guano.

Erica Sparaventi, Emily Rowlands, Federico Giglio, Araceli Rodríguez-Romero, Antonio Tovar-Sánchez, Clara Manno

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Erica SparaventiBritish Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7578-8918
Emily RowlandsBritish Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, U.K.
Federico GiglioCNR-ISP─National Research Council of Italy─Institute of Polar Sciences, Bologna 40129, Italy.
Araceli Rodríguez-RomeroDepartment of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia, ICMAN (CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain.
Antonio Tovar-SánchezDepartment of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia, ICMAN (CSIC), Campus Río San Pedro, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4375-1982
Clara MannoBritish Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, U.K.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Penguins are emblematic inhabitants of the Antarctic continent and play a significant role in the biogeochemical cycles of the Southern Ocean by transferring essential nutrients to marine ecosystems via guano production. Despite their ecological importance, the contribution of penguin guano to carbon cycling remains largely unexplored. Microplastics (MPs) add complexity to these dynamics. MPs in fecal material can limit carbon export by reducing sinking rates and increasing remineralization. We examined guano from two penguin species, the Chinstrap (

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CarbonFecesPlasticsSpheniscidaeAnimalsAntarctic RegionsEnvironmental MonitoringMicroplasticsCarbonMicroplasticsPlasticsAntarcticbiogeochemical cyclecarbonguanomicroplasticspenguins

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PMID42285539
PMCPMC13325852

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