The influence of seabirds on their breeding, roosting and nesting grounds: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris

(2021) Megan L. Grant et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic debris increases circadian temperature extremes in beach sediments

(2021) Jennifer L. Lavers et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

(2021) Matthew J. Page et al.   Systematic Reviews

Seabird colonies as the main source of nutrients for the coastal ecosystems in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (NW Spain)

(2021) S. De La Peña-Lastra et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Spatial variation and biovectoring of metals in gull faeces

(2021) Víctor Martín-Vélez et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Phosphatization under birds' activity: Ornithogenesis at different scales on Antarctic Soilscapes

(2021) William Fortes Rodrigues et al.   GEODERMA

Soil eutrophication in seabird colonies affects cell wall composition: Implications for the conservation of rare plant species

(2021) X.L. Otero et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics around an Arctic seabird colony: Particle community composition varies across environmental matrices

(2021) Bonnie M. Hamilton et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis

(2021) Brandon D Hoenig et al.   AUK

Importation of plastic fragments into a seabird colony: accident or design, threat or benign?

(2021) JANSKE VAN DE CROMMENACKER et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Total mercury, methylmercury, phosphate, and sulfate inputs to a bog ecosystem from herring gull (Larus smithsoniansus) guano

(2021) H.D. Geizer et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Bird rookery nutrient over-enrichment as a potential accelerant of mangrove cay decline in Belize

(2021) L. T. Simpson et al.   OECOLOGIA

Long-Term Changes in Terrestrial Vegetation Linked to Shifts in a Colonial Seabird Population

(2020) Matthew P. Duda et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

(2020) Meredith E. Seeley et al.   Nature Communications

Breeding seabirds as vectors of microplastics from sea to land: Evidence from colonies in Arctic Canada

(2020) Madelaine P.T. Bourdages et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Seabird and pinniped shape soil bacterial communities of their settlements in Cape Shirreff, Antarctica

(2019) Lía Ramírez-Fernández et al.   PLoS One

Marine subsidies likely cause gigantism of iguanas in the Bahamas

(2019) Kristen M. Richardson et al.   OECOLOGIA

Threats to seabirds: A global assessment

(2019) Maria P. Dias et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

PBDEs and PCBs in terrestrial ecosystems of the Victoria Land, Antarctica

(2019) Simonetta Corsolini et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Quantifying nutrient inputs by gulls to a fluctuating lake, aided by movement ecology methods

(2019) Víctor Martín‐Vélez et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Seabird-Transported Contaminants Are Reflected in the Arctic Tundra, But Not in Its Soil-Dwelling Springtails (Collembola)

(2019) Silje M. Kristiansen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Influence of Seabird Colonies on Soil Macrofauna Communities at the Black Sea Coast Forests

(2019) D. I. Korobushkin et al.   RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Monitoring nest incorporation of anthropogenic debris by Northern Gannets across their range

(2019) Nina J. O'Hanlon et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Soil nutrient dynamics in colonies of the yellow-legged seagull (Larus michahellis) in different biogeographical zones

(2019) S. De la Peña-Lastra et al.   GEODERMA

On the crucial importance of a small bird: The ecosystem services of the little auk (Alle alle) population in Northwest Greenland in a long-term perspective

(2018) Anders Mosbech et al.   AMBIO

Global assessment of the effect of climate change on ammonia emissions from seabirds

(2018) Stuart N. Riddick et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Nutrient subsidy indicators predict the presence of an avian mobile-link species

(2018) Christina A. Buelow et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Trace elements in biomaterials and soils from a Yellow-legged gull ( Larus michahellis ) colony in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park (NW Spain)

(2018) X.L. Otero et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Micro-plastic ingestion by waterbirds from contaminated wetlands in South Africa

(2018) Chevonne Reynolds et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Nitrogen cycling in the soil–plant system along a series of coral islands affected by seabirds in the South China Sea

(2018) Libin Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The influence of avian biovectors on mercury speciation in a bog ecosystem

(2018) Jocelyn C. Kickbush et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Direct and Indirect Effects of Penguin Feces on Microbiomes in Antarctic Ornithogenic Soils

(2018) Yudong Guo et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Impacts of Microplastics on the Soil Biophysical Environment

(2018) Anderson Abel de Souza Machado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Garbage in guano? Microplastic debris found in faecal precursors of seabirds known to ingest plastics

(2018) J.F. Provencher et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biotransport of metallic trace elements from marine to terrestrial ecosystems by seabirds

(2018) A. Shoji et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

The use of anthropogenic marine debris as a nesting material by brown boobies (Sula leucogaster)

(2018) Megan L. Grant et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Terrestrial species adapted to sea dispersal: Differences in propagule dispersal of two Caribbean mangroves

(2018) Richard G. J. Hodel et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Enrichment of trace elements in colonies of the yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) in the Atlantic Islands National Park (Galicia-NW Spain)

(2018) S. De La Peña-Lastra et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Influence of Pygoscelis Penguin Colonies on Cu and Pb Concentrations in Soils on the Ardley Peninsula, Maritime Antarctica

(2018) Alessandra Perfetti-Bolaño et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Ornithogenic soils on basalts from maritime Antarctica

(2018) Mayara Daher et al.   CATENA

Presence of plastic particles in waterbirds faeces collected in Spanish lakes

(2017) J.A. Gil-Delgado et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Advancing research on animal-transported subsidies by integrating animal movement and ecosystem modelling

(2017) Julia E. Earl et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Influence of seabird colonies and other environmental variables on benthic community structure, Lancaster Sound Region, Canadian Arctic

(2017) Mariève Bouchard Marmen et al.   JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS

Biological and physical influences on marine snowfall at the equator

(2017) R. Kiko et al.   Nature Geoscience

Soil features in rookeries of Antarctic penguins reveal sea to land biotransport of chemical pollutants

(2017) Anna C. Santamans et al.   PLoS One

The stable isotope composition of nitrogen and carbon and elemental contents in modern and fossil seabird guano from Northern Chile – Marine sources and diagenetic effects

(2017) Friedrich Lucassen et al.   PLoS One

Small birds, big effects: the little auk (Alle alle) transforms high Arctic ecosystems

(2017) Ivan González-Bergonzoni et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Cliff-nesting seabirds influence production and sediment chemistry of lakes situated above their colony

(2017) K.E. Hargan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Minimal ecosystem uptake of selenium from Westland petrels, a forest-breeding seabird

(2017) David J. Hawke et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Vertical patterns and controls of soil nutrients in alpine grassland: Implications for nutrient uptake

(2017) Liming Tian et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impacts of protected colonial birds on soil microbial communities: When protection leads to degradation

(2017) María T. Domínguez et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The Impact of Penguins on the Content of Trace Elements and Nutrients in Coastal Soils of North Western Chile and the Antarctic Peninsula Area

(2017) Winfred Espejo et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Sterols and Stanols Preserved in Pond Sediments Track Seabird Biovectors in a High Arctic Environment

(2016) Wenhan Cheng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Importance of Marine-Derived Nutrients Supplied by Planktivorous Seabirds to High Arctic Tundra Plant Communities

(2016) Adrian Zwolicki et al.   PLoS One

The impact of Great Cormorants on biogenic pollution of land ecosystems: Stable isotope signatures in small mammals

(2016) Linas Balčiauskas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Differential Responses of Arctic Vegetation to Nutrient Enrichment by Plankton- and Fish-Eating Colonial Seabirds in Spitsbergen

(2016) Adrian Zwolicki et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mass, nitrogen content, and decomposition of woody debris in forest stands affected by excreta deposited in nesting colonies of Great Cormorant

(2015) Shingo Katsumata et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Effects of Nesting Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on Soil Chemistry, Microbial Communities and Soil Fauna

(2015) Gundula S. Kolb et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

An assessment of seabird influence on Arctic coastal benthic communities

(2015) Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek et al.   JOURNAL OF MARINE SYSTEMS

Nutrient subsidies delivered by seabirds to mangrove islands

(2015) MF Adame et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cormorant-induced shifts in littoral communities

(2015) K Gagnon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Microbial carbon concentration in samples of seabird and non-seabird forest soil: Implications for leaf litter cycling

(2015) David J. Hawke et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Seabird colony effects on soil properties and vegetation zonation patterns on King George Island, Maritime Antarctic

(2015) Adrian Zwolicki et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Penguin activity influences soil biogeochemistry and soil respiration in rookeries on Ross Island, Antarctica

(2015) Becky A. Ball et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

The structure of Cochlearia groenlandica population along the bird colony influence gradient (Hornsund, Spitsbergen)

(2015) Anna Wojciechowska et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

The influence of a seabird colony on abundance and species composition of water bears (Tardigrada) in Hornsund (Spitsbergen, Arctic)

(2015) Krzysztof Zawierucha et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Phosphorus in seagull colonies and the effect on the habitats. The case of yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) in the Atlantic Islands National Park (Galicia-NW Spain)

(2015) X.L. Otero et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Black spots for aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: impact of a perennial cormorant colony on the environment

(2015) Piotr Klimaszyk et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Colonial Marine Birds Influence Island Soil Chemistry Through Biotransport of Trace Elements

(2015) Mark L. Mallory et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Nutrient subsidies delivered by seabirds to mangrove islands

(2015) MF Adame et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Cormorant-induced shifts in littoral communities

(2015) K Gagnon et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Conducting Meta-Analyses inRwith themetaforPackage

(2015) Wolfgang Viechtbauer   Journal of Statistical Software

Bottom-Up Control of Macrobenthic Communities in a Guanotrophic Coastal System

(2015) Geraldina Signa et al.   PLoS One

The Role of Tourism and Recreation in the Spread of Non-Native Species: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2015) Lucy G. Anderson et al.   PLoS One

From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica

(2014) Xianyan Qin et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY

Sensitivity of a hypersaline crater lake to the seasonality of rainfall, evaporation, and guano supply

(2014) Ulrike Kienel et al.   Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Seabirds and marine mammals redistribute bioavailable iron in the Southern Ocean

(2014) SR Wing et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Seabird Nutrient Subsidies Benefit Non-Nitrogen Fixing Trees and Alter Species Composition in South American Coastal Dry Forests

(2014) Gilles Havik et al.   PLoS One

Concentration of trace metals in excrements of two species of penguins from different locations of the Antarctic Peninsula

(2014) Winfred Espejo et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Seabird guano boosts body size of water bears (Tardigrada) inhabiting the arctic tundra

(2014) Krzysztof Zawierucha et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Migratory Animals Couple Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning Worldwide

(2014) S. Bauer et al.   SCIENCE

Trace Element Concentrations in Biotic Matrices of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis Papua) and Coastal Soils from Different Locations of the Antarctic Peninsula

(2014) José E. Celis et al.   WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION

Penguins significantly increased phosphine formation and phosphorus contribution in maritime Antarctic soils

(2014) Renbin Zhu et al.   Scientific Reports

A preliminary study of trace metals and porphyrins in excreta of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) at two locations of the Antarctic Peninsula

(2013) J Celis et al.   ARCHIVOS DE MEDICINA VETERINARIA

Inflated population density of island antechinus: a case of allochthonous marine inputs leading to increased food availability?

(2013) M. G. Sale et al.   AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Environmental implication of nitrogen isotopic composition in ornithogenic sediments from the Ross Sea region, East Antarctica: Δ15N as a new proxy for avian influence

(2013) Yaguang Nie et al.   CHEMICAL GEOLOGY

Seabirds modify El Niño effects on tree growth in a southern Pacific island

(2013) Marco A. Molina-Montenegro et al.   ECOLOGY

Assessment of trace metals and porphyrins in excreta of Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti) in different locations of the northern coast of Chile

(2013) José E. Celis et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Eco-environmental implications of elemental and carbon isotope distributions in ornithogenic sediments from the Ross Sea region, Antarctica

(2013) Xiaodong Liu et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Genesis, mineralogy and ecological significance of ornithogenic soils from a semi-desert polar landscape at Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

(2013) Thiago Torres C. Pereira et al.   GEODERMA

Quantification of cormorant litter and nutrient deposition to Great Lakes island ecosystems

(2013) Scott A. Rush et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Gull-derived trace elements trigger small-scale contamination in a remote Mediterranean nature reserve

(2013) Geraldina Signa et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Incidence of plastic fragments among burrow-nesting seabird colonies on offshore islands in northern New Zealand

(2013) Rachel T. Buxton et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Molecular field analysis of trophic relationships in soil-dwelling invertebrates to identify mercury, lead and cadmium transmission through forest ecosystems

(2013) Lucija Šerić Jelaska et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Ecological Stoichiometry and Density Responses of Plant-Arthropod Communities on Cormorant Nesting Islands

(2013) Gundula S. Kolb et al.   PLoS One

Variability of polar scurvygrass Cochlearia groenlandica individual traits along a seabird influenced gradient across Spitsbergen tundra

(2013) Katarzyna Zmudczyńska-Skarbek et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Transport of nutrients and contaminants from ocean to island by emperor penguins from Amanda Bay, East Antarctic

(2013) Tao Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Input of seabird-derived nitrogen into rice-paddy fields near a breeding/roosting colony of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), and its effects on wild grass

(2012) Kentaro Kazama et al.   APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

Seabird conservation status, threats and priority actions: a global assessment

(2012) JOHN P. CROXALL et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

The impact of nesting cormorants on plant and arthropod diversity

(2012) Gundula S. Kolb et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Effects of a small seagull colony on trophic status and primary production in a Mediterranean coastal system (Marinello ponds, Italy)

(2012) Geraldina Signa et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Stable isotope evidence for marine-derived avian inputs of nitrogen into soil, vegetation, and earthworms on the isle of Rum, Scotland, UK

(2012) M.A. Callaham et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Influence of seabird guano and camelid dung fertilization on the nitrogen isotopic composition of field-grown maize (Zea mays)

(2012) Paul Szpak et al.   JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Water quality and avian inputs as sources of isotopic variability in aquatic macrophytes and macroinvertebrates

(2012) Esther Sebastian-Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY

Breeding Westland petrels as providers of detrital carbon and nitrogen for soil arthropods: a stable isotope study

(2012) DJ Hawke et al.   JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND

Contamination by trace metals and their trophic transfer to the biota in a Mediterranean coastal system affected by gull guano

(2012) G Signa et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of Seabird Guano Fertilization: Results from Growth Chamber Studies with Maize (Zea Mays)

(2012) Paul Szpak et al.   PLoS One

Seabird Modulations of Isotopic Nitrogen on Islands

(2012) Stéphane Caut et al.   PLoS One

Influence of allochtonous nutrients delivered by colonial seabirds on soil collembolan communities on Spitsbergen

(2012) Katarzyna Zmudczyńska et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Guano deposition and nutrient enrichment in the vicinity of planktivorous and piscivorous seabird colonies in Spitsbergen

(2012) Adrian Zwolicki et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Soil selenium in a forested seabird colony: distribution, sources, uptake by plants, and comparison with non-seabird sites

(2012) David J. Hawke et al.   Soil Research

Biogenic and toxic elements in feathers, eggs, and excreta of Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua ellsworthii) in the Antarctic

(2011) Roumiana Metcheva et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Effects of Seabird Vectors on the Fate, Partitioning, and Signatures of Contaminants in a High Arctic Ecosystem

(2011) Karen L. Foster et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Influence of increasing populations of Double-crested Cormorants on soil nutrient characteristics of nesting islands in western Lake Erie

(2011) Scott A. Rush et al.   JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH

Effects of Double-Crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus Less.) on Island Vegetation, Seedbank, and Soil Chemistry: Evaluating Island Restoration Potential

(2011) Céline Boutin et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

The Impact of Cormorants on Plant–Arthropod Food Webs on Their Nesting Islands

(2010) Gundula S. Kolb et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Contamination of an arctic terrestrial food web with marine-derived persistent organic pollutants transported by breeding seabirds

(2010) Emily S. Choy et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Isotopic signatures (13C/12C;15N/14N) of blue penguin burrow soil invertebrates: carbon sources and trophic relationships

(2010) DJ Hawke et al.   NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Trophic position influences the efficacy of seabirds as metal biovectors

(2010) N. Michelutti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Ornithocoprophilous Plants of Mount Desert Rock, a Remote Bird-Nesting Island in the Gulf of Maine, U.S.A

(2010) Nishanta Rajakaruna et al.   RHODORA

An isotopic investigation of mercury accumulation in terrestrial food webs adjacent to an Arctic seabird colony

(2010) Emily S. Choy et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Bioenrichment of trace elements in a series of ponds near a northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) colony at Cape Vera, Devon Island

(2009) Samantha K. Brimble et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Indirect effects of invasive predators on litter decomposition and nutrient resorption on seabird-dominated islands

(2009) David A. Wardle et al.   ECOLOGY

HIGH ARCTIC PONDS RECEIVING BIOTRANSPORTED NUTRIENTS FROM A NEARBY SEABIRD COLONY ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO POTENTIALLY TOXIC LOADINGS OF ARSENIC, CADMIUM, AND ZINC

(2009) Samantha K. Brimble et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Atmospheric concentrations of ammonia and nitrogen dioxide at a tropical coral cay with high seabird density

(2009) Susanne Schmidt et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Comparing nitrogen isotopic signals between bulk sediments and invertebrate remains in High Arctic seabird-influenced ponds

(2009) Katherine Griffiths et al.   JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The influence of seabird nutrient enrichment and grazing on the structure and function of island soil food webs

(2009) Daniel G. Wright et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The impact of perennial cormorant colonies on soil phosphorus status

(2008) Henrik Breuning-Madsen et al.   GEODERMA

Seabird-driven shifts in Arctic pond ecosystems

(2008) N. Michelutti et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES