Use of estuarine resources by top predator fishes. How do ecological patterns affect rates of contamination by microplastics?

This study assessed the seasonal patterns of habitat utilization, feeding ecology and microplastic contamination in different ontogenetic phases of sympatric snooks (Centropomus undecimalis and C. mexicanus) inhabiting a tropical estuary. More than 50% of snooks, in all ontogenetic phases, ingested...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2019-03, Vol.655, p.292-304
Main Authors: Ferreira, Guilherme V.B., Barletta, Mário, Lima, André R.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Estuarine ecocline
Feeding ecology
Habitat use
Life cycle
Marine pollution
Synthetic fibres
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Summary:This study assessed the seasonal patterns of habitat utilization, feeding ecology and microplastic contamination in different ontogenetic phases of sympatric snooks (Centropomus undecimalis and C. mexicanus) inhabiting a tropical estuary. More than 50% of snooks, in all ontogenetic phases, ingested microplastics (1.5 ± 0.1 and 1.4 ± 0.1 particles ind−1). Juveniles migrated to nursery grounds in the upper estuary, during the early dry (C. undecimalis 6.5 ± 2.8 ind−1) (p 
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.229