کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6356451 1315607 2015 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Marine debris ingestion by sea turtles (Testudines) on the Brazilian coast: an underestimated threat?
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
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Marine debris ingestion by sea turtles (Testudines) on the Brazilian coast: an underestimated threat?
چکیده انگلیسی
Assessment of marine debris ingestion by sea turtles is important, especially to ensure their survival. From January to December 2011, 23 specimens of five species of sea turtles were found dead or dying after being rehabilitated, along the coast of the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To detect the presence of marine debris in the digestive tract of these turtles, we conducted a postmortem examination from the esophagus until the distal portion of the large intestine for each specimen. Of the total number of turtles, 39% had ingested marine debris such as soft plastic, hard plastic, metal, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle caps, human hair, tampons, and latex condoms. Five of the seven sea turtles species are found along the Brazilian coast, where they feed and breed. A large number of animals are exposed to various kinds of threats, including debris ingestion.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Pollution Bulletin - Volume 101, Issue 2, 30 December 2015, Pages 746-749
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