| prevalence of marine debris in marine birds from the north atlantic. | marine birds have been found to ingest plastic debris in many of the world's oceans. plastic accumulation data from necropsies findings and regurgitation studies are presented on 13 species of marine birds in the north atlantic, from georgia, usa to nunavut, canada and east to southwest greenland and the norwegian sea. of the species examined, the two surface plungers (great shearwaters puffinus gravis; northern fulmars fulmarus glacialis) had the highest prevalence of ingested plastic (71% and ... | 2014 | 24837321 |
| contrasting retinoid and thyroid hormone status in differentially-contaminated northern fulmar colonies from the canadian arctic, svalbard and the faroe islands. | the northern fulmar (fulmarus glacialis) has previously been shown to accumulate a wide range, and occasionally high concentrations of organochlorines (ocs) (e.g., pcbs, chlorobenzenes, ddt- and chlordane-related compounds, dioxins and furans). the present study aimed to investigate, using a meta-analysis approach, the variations in cytochrome p450 (cyp) 1a-like enzyme induction based on ethoxyresorufin o-deethylase activity (erod) and selected physiological variables (retinoids and thyroid horm ... | 2013 | 23280374 |
| effects of seabird vectors on the fate, partitioning, and signatures of contaminants in a high arctic ecosystem. | seabirds bioaccumulate contaminants from prey, transport them to their nesting sites, and deposit them in their excreta and carcasses, thereby focusing marine-derived contaminants into remote, terrestrial receptor sites. in the case of organochlorine chemicals transported by northern fulmars (fulmarus glacialis) to a high arctic seabird colony on devon island, nunavut, canada (76°13'n, 89°14'w), this contaminant pathway dominates all others. in freshwater ponds below the nesting cliffs, concentr ... | 2011 | 22026353 |
| preliminary assessment of avian stomach oils: a vector of contaminants to chicks and potential for diet analysis and biomonitoring. | bird species from the order procellariiformes or petrels, including the northern fulmar (fulmarus glacialis), produce high lipid and high energy content stomach oils from the prey they consume, which enables them to exploit distant marine food sources. stomach oils are also used as a food source for chicks and for defensive purposes. samples of stomach oils from two arctic colonies, st. george island alaska, usa and cape vera, devon island nunavut, canada, were collected and analyzed for organoc ... | 2010 | 20707316 |
| marine plastic debris in northern fulmars from davis strait, nunavut, canada. | | 2006 | 16753186 |
| contaminant residues in seabird eggs from the canadian arctic. part i. temporal trends 1975-1998. | concentrations of total mercury, selenium and a suite of organochlorine compounds were measured in eggs of thick-billed murres (uria lomvia), northern fulmars (fulmarus glacialis) and black-legged kittiwakes (rissa tridactyla) collected on prince leopold island in lancaster sound, nunavut, canada, between 1975 and 1998. mercury levels in thick-billed murre and northern fulmar eggs increased significantly during this period while selenium concentrations decreased significantly in northern fulmar ... | 2001 | 11444005 |