{"id":1264,"date":"2022-04-11T14:54:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T12:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/indikator\/influence\/pollution%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/miljogifter-i-polarlomvi\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T11:47:28","slug":"pollutants-in-brunnichs-guillemots","status":"publish","type":"bc_indicator","link":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/en\/indikator\/influence\/pollution\/pollutants-in-brunnichs-guillemots\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollutants in Br\u00fcnnich\u2019s guillemots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Br\u00fcnnich\u2019s guillemot (Uria lomvia<\/em>) is in steep decline<\/a>. This species feeds on a range of key stone species in the ecosystem and serves as an important indicator of the state of the food web in the Barents Sea. Br\u00fcnnich\u2019s guillemot occupies the upper half of the food chain and primarily consumes small fish such as capelin and polar cod, as well as crustaceans. As a result, it is exposed to medium to high levels of environmental contaminants that biomagnifies in the food chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Br\u00fcnnich’s guillemot at Alkefjellet, Hinlopenstredet. Photo: Malin Kjellstadli Johansen \/ Norwegian Polar Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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