A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion

Plastic in the marine environment is a growing environmental issue. Sea turtles are at significant risk of ingesting plastic debris at all stages of their lifecycle with potentially lethal consequences. We tested the relationship between the amount of plastic a turtle has ingested and the likelihood...

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Autores principales: Wilcox, Chris, Puckridge, Melody, Schuyler, Qamar A, Townsend, Kathy, Hardesty, Britta Denise
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/PMC6137038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30213956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30038-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6137038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30213956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30038-z

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