Microplastic exposure and body condition in white-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus) nestlings across anthropogenic landscapes in Scotland and Spain
Abstract
In this study we quantified microplastic concentrations in faecal samples of white-throated dipper nestlings (Cinclus cinclus) sampled across gradients of anthropogenic land use in Scotland and northern Spain. We examined relationships between land-use composition, microplastic exposure and nestling body condition (SMI). Analyses were conducted using mixed-effects models to account for the hierarchical structure of the data (nestlings nested within nests, sites and catchments) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to summarise correlated land-use variables.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
Bird parasitology and diseases
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 19 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset