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Monitoring litter and microplastics in Arctic mammals and birds
Arctic Science2022
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Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Max Liboiron
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Julia E. Baak,
Julia E. Baak,
Julia E. Baak,
Julia E. Baak,
Julia E. Baak,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Mark L. Mallory,
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Mark L. Mallory,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Max Liboiron
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Julia E. Baak,
Julia E. Baak,
Maria Gavrilo,
Amy Lusher,
Julia E. Baak,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Maria Gavrilo,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Maria Gavrilo,
Mark L. Mallory,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Mark L. Mallory,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Mark L. Mallory,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Mark L. Mallory,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Liz Pijogge,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jannie Fries Linnebjerg,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Max Liboiron
Amy Lusher,
Liz Pijogge,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Mark L. Mallory,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Julia E. Baak,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Liz Pijogge,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Max Liboiron
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Liz Pijogge,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Julia E. Baak,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Max Liboiron
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Mark L. Mallory,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Mark L. Mallory,
Amy Lusher,
Madelaine P.T. Bourdages,
Amy Lusher,
Julia E. Baak,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Max Liboiron
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Maria Gavrilo,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Jannie Fries Linnebjerg,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Amy Lusher,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Amy Lusher,
Mark L. Mallory,
Amy Lusher,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Mark L. Mallory,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Amy Lusher,
Geir Wing Gabrielsen,
Ingeborg G. Hallanger,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Amy Lusher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Sjúrður Hammer,
Amy Lusher,
Jennifer F. Provencher,
Bonnie M. Hamilton,
Amy Lusher,
Max Liboiron
Jannie Fries Linnebjerg,
Amy Lusher,
Mark L. Mallory,
Liz Pijogge,
Liz Pijogge,
Jesse C. Vermaire,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Amy Lusher,
Katrin Vorkamp,
Max Liboiron
Summary
This review evaluates approaches for monitoring litter and microplastic ingestion in Arctic mammals and birds, assessing both the strengths and limitations of using wildlife as pollution indicators. Researchers found that while some species provide useful data on spatial and temporal pollution trends, monitoring programs need to be carefully designed to account for species-specific feeding behaviors and habitats. The study emphasizes the importance of standardized methods for tracking plastic pollution's impacts on Arctic biodiversity and the communities that rely on these animals for food.
Plastic pollution has been reported to affect Arctic mammals and birds. There are strengths and limitations to monitoring litter and microplastics using Arctic mammals and birds. One strength is the direct use of these data to understand the potential impacts on Arctic biodiversity as well as effects on human health, if selected species are consumed. Monitoring programs must be practically designed with all purposes in mind, and a spectrum of approaches and species will be required. Spatial and temporal trends of plastic pollution can be built on the information obtained from studies on northern fulmars ( Fulmarus glacialis (Linnaeus, 1761)), a species that is an environmental indicator. To increase our understanding of the potential implications for human health, the species and locations chosen for monitoring should be selected based on the priorities of local communities. Monitoring programs under development should examine species for population level impacts in Arctic mammals and birds. Mammals and birds can be useful in source and surveillance monitoring via locally designed monitoring programs. We recommend future programs consider a range of monitoring objectives with mammals and birds as part of the suite of tools for monitoring litter and microplastics, plastic chemical additives, and effects, and for understanding sources.