第四十一期：新型巢材？隐形杀手？塑料和鸟

塑料带和很多的塑料制品给我们的生活带来了极大的便利。 但是塑料造成的污染也不容忽视。这些污染对于鸟类的影响有哪些呢？北美黑顶山雀用彩色塑料袋装点巢穴提升魅力值，非洲白鹳借渔网弹性打造抗震摇篮。听起来很美，但是揭开这些看着浪漫或者实用的面纱，也有让人心惊的负面影响。——全球80亿人口背负着相当于1.5吨/人的塑料遗产，这些难以降解的人造物也在重塑着鸟类的世界。骨顶鸡巢穴里的糖果包装见证着三十载光阴流转，口罩残片记录着疫情时期的集体记忆。看着聪明的生存策略背后，是雏鸟被缠绕窒息的风险，是99%的海鸟体内累积的塑料微粒，是加州神鹫因吞食垃圾，造成雏鸟死亡的危机。一开始，我们只是觉得这些鸟巢里出现了塑料.....院子里，带着塑料袋的白头鹎的巢图片来源于网络，带着鱼线的巢图片来自于网络，带着鱼线的巢Rokin Nest 奥克的研究奥克本克参考文献：● Plastic occurrence in nests of a large forest bird ｜ DOI：10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110470● Birds documenting the Anthropocene: Stratigraphy of plastic in urban bird nests ｜DOI：10.1002/ecy.70010● Do birds select the plastics debris used for nest construction? A case study in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape ｜ DOI：10.1016/j.envres.2024.119117● Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others? | DOI:10.1098/rstb.2022.0156● Incorporation of cigarette butts into nests reduces nest ectoparasite load in urban birds: new ingredients for an old recipe? | DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0931● The use of anthropogenic debris as nesting material by the greater thornbird, an inland-wetland-associated bird of South America. | DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-10124-4)● Fashion and out of fashion: appearance and disappearance of a novel nest building innovation | 10.1186/s40657-017-0072-7● Birds documenting the Anthropocene: Stratigraphy of plastic in urban bird nests | DOI：10.1002/ecy.70010● Interactions between anthropogenic litter and birds: a global review with a ‘black54 list’ of species | DOI：10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.11.017● Urbanisation and nest building in birds: A review of threats and opportunities | DOI：10.1007/s10336-019-01657-8● Life in a polluted world: a global review of anthropogenic materials in bird nests | DOI：10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.028● Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made ｜ DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700782● Microscopic anthropogenic litter in terrestrial birds from Shanghai, China: Not only plastics but also natural fibers ｜ DOI：10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.112