Plastic ingestion by harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in The Netherlands

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 200-202

  Bravo Rebolledo, Elisa L ^a   Van Franeker, Jan A ^a   Jansen, Okka E ^a   Brasseur, Sophie M J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Good Environmental Status (GES); Marine debris; Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD); Monitoring; Phoca vitulina; Plastic ingestion

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS; HARBOUR SEAL; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE LITTER; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE(MSFD); MONITORING PURPOSE; NETHERLANDS; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCID SEALS; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; PINNIPED; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; STOMACH CONTENT;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH HAZARD; INGESTION; INTESTINE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCINE DISTEMPER; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEAL; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHOCA; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 84874709542     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.11.035     Document Type: Article

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