First record of plastic debris in the stomach of Mediterranean lanternfishes;Prvi zapis o plastičnim krhotinama u želucu mediteranskih riba žaboglavki (Myctophidae)

Acta Adriatica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 115-124

  Romeo, Teresa ^a   Pedà, Cristina ^a   Fossi, Maria Cristina ^b   Andaloro, Franco ^a   Battaglia, Pietro ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean; Mesopelagic fish; Micro plastics ingestion; Myctophidae; Stomach content; Trophic web

Indexed keywords

ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; FOOD WEB; MESOPELAGIC ZONE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STATUS; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DIAPHUS METOPOCLAMPUS; ELECTRONA RISSO; HYGOPHUM BENOITI; MYCTOPHIDAE; MYCTOPHUM PUNCTATUM;

EID: 84978100629     PISSN: 00015113     EISSN: 18460453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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