Episodic records of jellyfish ingestion of plastic items reveal a novel pathway for trophic transference of marine litter

Invertebrates represent the most plentiful component of marine biodiversity. To date, only few species have been documented for marine litter intake. Here, we report for the first time the presence of macroplastic debris in a jellyfish species. Such novel target to plastic pollution highlights an un...

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Autores principales: Macali, A., Semenov, A., Venuti, V., Crupi, V., D’Amico, F., Rossi, B., Corsi, I., Bergami, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5904158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29666447
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24427-7
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Sumario:Invertebrates represent the most plentiful component of marine biodiversity. To date, only few species have been documented for marine litter intake. Here, we report for the first time the presence of macroplastic debris in a jellyfish species. Such novel target to plastic pollution highlights an under studied vector of marine litter along marine trophic web, raising further concern over the impact on marine wildlife.

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