Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

Marine Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 725-732

  Hall, N M ^a   Berry, K L E ^a   Rintoul, L ^b   Hoogenboom, M O ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 84925483364     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: 14321793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-015-2619-7     Document Type: Article

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