Plastic Ingestion in Post-hatchling Sea Turtles: Assessing a Major Threat in Florida Near Shore Waters

Plastic Ingestion in Post-hatchling Sea Turtles: Assessing a Major Threat in Florida Near Shore Waters

Pollution from anthropogenic marine debris, particularly buoyant plastics, is ubiquitous across marine ecosystems. Due to the persistent nature of plastics in the environment, their buoyancy characteristics, degradation dynamics, and ability to mimic the behavior of natural prey, there exists signif...

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Main Authors: Catherine B. Eastman, Jessica A. Farrell, Liam Whitmore, Devon R. Rollinson Ramia, Rachel S. Thomas, Jenifer Prine, Scott F. Eastman, Todd Z. Osborne, Mark Q. Martindale, David J. Duffy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
plastic
microplastic
marine turtles
pollution
Caretta caretta
marine debris
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00693/full

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