Geographic and trophic patterns of OCs in pelagic seabirds from the NE Atlantic and the Mediterranean: A multi-species/multi-locality approach

► Seabirds feeding on mesopelagic prey show greater OC levels than epipelagic consumers. ► OCs in seabirds are markedly greater in Mediterranean than in Atlantic populations. ► DDTs in some Macaronesian seabirds suggest recent DDT inputs from African countries.