Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre (Scientific Research Department), Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
EPAA Kalba Office (Scientific Research Department), Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Kalba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2020 Jan;150:110715. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110715. Epub 2019 Nov 13.
The proliferation and dispersion of marine debris results with various, often harmful, interactions with marine fauna. One such interaction, that is poorly investigated, is the incorporation of marine debris into the nests of seabirds, which at times results in hatchling entanglement. The objective of this study is to investigate the qualitative and quantitative aspects of marine debris used in the construction of the nests of sooty gulls Larus (Adelarus) hemprichii (Bruch, 1853) from Sir Bu Na'ir Island, United Arab Emirates. The numeric and gravimetric proportions of debris were documented following classification of type, color and presumed source. The results show that 11.2% of the 258 active nests examined contained debris. On average, nests included 2.0 ± 0.4 items of 6.1 ± 1.9 g mass. Non-plastic rubbish, particularly metals and glass, were the predominant debris utilized. The results reflect that sooty gulls frequently use anthropogenic debris as nesting materials in Sir Bu Na'ir Island.
海洋垃圾的增殖和扩散导致其与海洋动物产生各种相互作用，这些相互作用往往具有危害性。其中一种相互作用是海洋垃圾被海鸟用于筑巢，这有时会导致幼鸟缠绕。本研究旨在调查阿拉伯联合酋长国 Sir Bu Na'ir 岛的黑背鸥（Larus （Adelarus） hemprichii （Bruch，1853））鸟巢中使用的海洋垃圾的定性和定量方面。在对类型、颜色和推测来源进行分类后，记录了碎片的数量和重量比例。结果表明，在所检查的 258 个活跃鸟巢中，有 11.2% 含有碎片。平均而言，鸟巢包含 2.0±0.4 个 6.1±1.9 克重的物品。非塑料垃圾，特别是金属和玻璃，是最主要的使用碎片。结果表明，黑背鸥经常在 Sir Bu Na'ir 岛使用人为垃圾作为筑巢材料。
