Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica
Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and a...
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| description | Oil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and around the Mirny Station, to assess the extent of pollution and to identify the most important sites of interactions. Oil pollution is found on the ground, on the continental ice and, on the seawater surface, both directly in the Mirny and beyond. Five species of seabirds were in contact with oil. Oil pollution threats have been identified for breeding and molting Adélie Penguins (<i>Pygoscelis adeliae</i>) and vagrant Macaroni Penguins (<i>Eudyptes chrysolophus</i>). Less affected by oil pollution during the breeding season were tube-nosed bird species and skuas. The most important places of interaction of seabirds with oil are at Cape Mabus, on the islands of Zykov, Tokarev, and Stroiteley. Evidence of long-term oil pollution of the environment is indicative of the chronic nature of the impacts on the coastal ecosystem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cefecba3fc74b39bbae357318c548ea2023-11-22T12:13:12ZengMDPI AGBirds2673-60042021-08-012327528410.3390/birds2030020Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, AntarcticaSergey Golubev0Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Nekouzskii Raion, 152742 Yaroslavl, RussiaOil spills are rare in Antarctica. They threaten flying birds and penguins. This is the first report on the interactions of seabirds with oil in the area of the Mirny Station (East Antarctica). The purpose of the study is to determine the total number of seabird species interacting with oil in and around the Mirny Station, to assess the extent of pollution and to identify the most important sites of interactions. Oil pollution is found on the ground, on the continental ice and, on the seawater surface, both directly in the Mirny and beyond. Five species of seabirds were in contact with oil. Oil pollution threats have been identified for breeding and molting Adélie Penguins (<i>Pygoscelis adeliae</i>) and vagrant Macaroni Penguins (<i>Eudyptes chrysolophus</i>). Less affected by oil pollution during the breeding season were tube-nosed bird species and skuas. The most important places of interaction of seabirds with oil are at Cape Mabus, on the islands of Zykov, Tokarev, and Stroiteley. Evidence of long-term oil pollution of the environment is indicative of the chronic nature of the impacts on the coastal ecosystem.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6004/2/3/20oilfuelspillspollutionseabirdspenguins |
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| title | Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica |
| title_full | Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica |
| title_fullStr | Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica |
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| title_short | Seabirds in Conditions of Local Chronic Oil Pollution, Davis Sea, Antarctica |
| title_sort | seabirds in conditions of local chronic oil pollution davis sea antarctica |
| topic | oil fuel spills pollution seabirds penguins |
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