Microplastic pollution at Qilianyu, the largest green sea turtle nesting grounds in the northern South China Sea

Microplastic pollution at Qilianyu, the largest green sea turtle nesting grounds in the northern South China Sea

Microplastics, new persistent pollutants, have recently attracted considerable attention. When present in beach sediments, microplastics may adversely affect the nesting and hatching of sea turtles on beaches. In this study, we investigate microplastic pollution at Qilianyu (northeastern Xisha Islan...

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Main Authors: Ting Zhang, Liu Lin, Deqin Li, Jichao Wang, Yunteng Liu, Rui Li, Shannan Wu, Haitao Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-06-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Beach sediment
Chelonia mydas
Fourier transform infrared spectrometer
Qilianyu
Microplastics
Nesting grounds
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13536.pdf

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