Interaction between loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and marine litter in Sardinia (Western Mediterranean Sea)

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-32

  Camedda, Andrea ^a,b   Marra, Stefano ^a,c   Matiddi, Marco ^d   Massaro, Giorgio ^e   Coppa, Stefania ^a   Perilli, Angelo ^a   Ruiu, Angelo ^f   Briguglio, Paolo ^g   de Lucia, G Andrea ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^e Marine Protected Area Penisola del Sinis Isola di Mal di Ventre ^*  (Italy)

^f Istituto Zooprofilattico della Sardegna   (Italy)

^g Clinica Veterinaria Duemari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Faecal pellet; Gut content; Marine litter; Marine strategy framework directive; Mediterranean sea; Plastics; Rescue centre; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

PELLETIZING; PLASTICS;

FAECAL PELLET; GUT CONTENTS; MARINE LITTER; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RESCUE CENTRE; SEA TURTLES;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOINDICATOR; DIGESTION; FECES; LITTER; PLASTIC; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INGESTION; LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; SEA TURTLE; SOLID WASTE; STOMACH CONTENT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ITALY; METABOLISM; STOMACH JUICE; TURTLE;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SARDINIA;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; ITALY; PLASTICS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84906935805     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: 18790291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.12.004     Document Type: Article

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