Mapping marine debris encountered by albatrosses tracked over oceanic waters

Abstract Anthropogenic marine debris is a threat to marine organisms. Understanding how this debris spatially distributes at sea and may become associated with marine wildlife are key steps to tackle this current issue. Using bird-borne GPS- and video-loggers on 13 black-footed albatrosses Phoebastr...

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Main Authors: Bungo Nishizawa, Jean-Baptiste Thiebot, Fumio Sato, Naoki Tomita, Ken Yoda, Rei Yamashita, Hideshige Takada, Yutaka Watanuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90417-x