@article{fdi:010079154,
  title = {{P}lastic ingestion by seabirds in {N}ew {C}aledonia, {S}outh {P}acific},
  author = {{B}err, {T}ristan and {N}audet, {J}. and {L}agourgue, {C}. and {V}uibert, {K}. and {B}ourgeois, {K}. and {V}idal, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he accumulation of plastic pollutants in marine environments has many adverse effects on wildlife. {I}n particular, marine predators are often exposed to accidental plastic ingestion, that may negatively affect survival due to the concentration of debris in the digestive tract. {A}mong the species most vulnerable to plastic ingestion, seabirds are of major interest for conservation because of their wide foraging areas, long generation time and extended lifespan. {W}e analysed stomach contents of 90 seabird specimens from 12 different species collected in {N}ew {C}aledonia to assess the local prevalence of plastic ingestion. {O}verall, we found plastic debris in 14.4% of sampled individuals, exclusively in procellariids: {G}ould's {P}etrel (41.2%, highest incidence), {T}ahiti {P}etrel (33.3%) and {W}edge-tailed {S}hearwater (7.7%). {T}o our knowledge, this study is the first characterization of plastic ingestion in seabirds from {N}ew {C}aledonia and our results show an overall lower ingestion prevalence compared to other assessments in the tropical {P}acific.},
  keywords = {{S}eabirds ; {P}lastic ingestion ; {N}ecropsy ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {P}lastic pollution ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {PACIFIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 110925 [5 p.]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110925},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079154},
}