Víctor Martín-Vélez, Julián Cano-Povedano, Belén Cañuelo-Jurado, Cosme López-Calderón, Vanessa Céspedes, Macarena Ros, Marta I Sánchez, Judy Shamoun-Baranes, Wendt Müller, Chris B Thaxter, Cornelis J Camphuysen, Andrés Cózar, Andy J Green
GENERAL CONTEXT: Gulls ingest plastic and other litter while foraging in open landfills, because organic matter is mixed with other debris. Therefore, gulls are potential biovectors of plastic pollution into natural habitats, especially when they concentrate in wetlands for roosting. NOVELTY: We quantified, for the first time, the flow of plastic and other anthropogenic debris from open landfills to a natural lake via the movement of gulls. We focused on Fuente de Piedra, an inland closed-basin lake in Spain that is internationally important for biodiversity...
January 27, 2024: Waste Management