Debris ingestion by juvenile marine turtles: An underestimated problem

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 37-43

  Santos, Robson Guimarães ^a   Andrades, Ryan ^a   Boldrini, Marcillo Altoé ^a   Martins, Agnaldo Silva ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic debris; Chelonia mydas; Debris ingestion; Garbage; Green turtle; Plastic debris

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION;

CHELONIA MYDAS; DEBRIS INGESTION; GARBAGE; GREEN TURTLE; PLASTIC DEBRIS;

DEBRIS;

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TURTLE;

ANTHROPOGENIC DEBRIS; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHELONIA MYDAS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIS INGESTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; GREEN TURTLE; INGESTION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MARINE SPECIES; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; TURTLE; WASTE; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STOMACH JUICE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

PLASTIC; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; PLASTICS; TURTLES; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84926418955     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.022     Document Type: Article

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