Ingestion of marine litter by loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in Portuguese continental waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 179-185

  Nicolau, Lídia ^a,b   Marçalo, Ana ^a,b   Ferreira, Marisa ^b   Sá, Sara ^a,b   Vingada, José ^b   Eira, Catarina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gut content analysis; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Marine turtles; Plastic; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; PLASTICS; POLLUTION;

CONTINENTAL WATERS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GUT CONTENTS; LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES; LOGGERHEAD TURTLES; MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MARINE TURTLES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; STOMACH CONTENT; STRANDING; TURTLE;

DRY MASS; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEA TURTLE; SEASON; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PORTUGAL; STOMACH JUICE; TURTLE; WATER POLLUTANT;

PORTUGAL;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PLASTICS; PORTUGAL; SEASONS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84959548673     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.12.021     Document Type: Article

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