Plastic Pollution and Small Juvenile Marine Turtles: A Potential Evolutionary Trap

Plastic Pollution and Small Juvenile Marine Turtles: A Potential Evolutionary Trap

The ingestion of plastic by marine turtles is now reported for all species. Small juvenile turtles (including post-hatchling and oceanic juveniles) are thought to be most at risk, due to feeding preferences and overlap with areas of high plastic abundance. Their remote and dispersed life stage, howe...

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Main Authors: Emily M. Duncan, Annette C. Broderick, Kay Critchell, Tamara S. Galloway, Mark Hamann, Colin J. Limpus, Penelope K. Lindeque, David Santillo, Anton D. Tucker, Scott Whiting, Erina J. Young, Brendan J. Godley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
plastic
marine turtle
pollution
marine debris
evolutionary trap
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.699521/full

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