Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas · 2026
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Description
Yada Trapletti-Lanti and three co-authors survey plastic inside shorebirds worldwide. Their 2026 overview gathers thirty studies on waders and debris. Plastic harms sea life broadly, yet waders had drawn little study. These birds feed along coasts thick with litter, right where populations are falling.
The team examined records of three hundred sixteen gut tracts and over a thousand droppings. Only four studies checked nests or tangled birds. Eastern Asia showed the most plastic eating, though regions did not differ sharply. Southern Asia led in droppings. Two bird families trended toward more ingestion. The authors call for standard sampling so future counts can be compared fairly.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |