If El Niños Happen Twice as Often in the Future, What Happens to Seabirds?

Katherine E Kerlin — May 07, 2018 - 4:29pm

Doubling the frequency of El Niños unexpectedly resulted in higher population numbers and a lower chance of extinction for Brandt’s cormorants, a recent ΢��Ƶ study found. Does that mean climate change could actually be good for seabirds? Not so fast.

Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic? The Answer Stinks

Katherine E Kerlin — November 09, 2016 - 10:20am

We know plastic in the ocean is a problem. But why do seabirds eat marine plastic in the first place? A ΢��Ƶ study found that marine plastic debris emits the scent of a sulfurous compound that some seabirds have relied upon for thousands of years to tell them where to find food. This olfactory cue essentially tricks the birds into confusing marine plastic with food.

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If El Niños Happen Twice as Often in the Future, What Happens to Seabirds?

Why Do Seabirds Eat Plastic? The Answer Stinks