Pollution Canary : Albatross as Indicators of the Health of the Marine Environment

North Pacific albatross are the focus of recent studies examining marine pollution impacts on wildlife populations. Albatross, top marine predators, whose exposures to plastic pollution and toxins indicate how man-made pollutants infiltrate the marine food web. Here we examine current understanding of marine pollution levels learned from using albatross as a model.

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