Evidence of microplastic ingestion in the shark Galeus melastomus Rafinesque, 1810 in the continental shelf off the western Mediterranean Sea

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 223, Issue , 2017, Pages 223-229

  Alomar, Carme ^a   Deudero, Salud ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Elasmobranchs; Marine litter; Seafloor; Stomach fullness index

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; ELASMOBRANCHS; MARINE LITTER; SEA FLOOR; STOMACH FULLNESS INDEX;

MARINE POLLUTION;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; PLASTIC WASTE; SEAFLOOR; SHARK; STOMACH CONTENT;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HABITAT; HUMAN; INGESTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARINE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHARK; STOMACH; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; SPAIN; STOMACH JUICE; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; GALEUS MELASTOMUS;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; POLICY MAKING; SHARKS; SPAIN; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 85009773899     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.015     Document Type: Article

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