The true depth of the Mediterranean plastic problem: Extreme microplastic pollution on marine turtle nesting beaches in Cyprus

We sampled 17 nesting sites for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cyprus. Microplastics (

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2018-11, Vol.136, p.334-340
Main Authors: Duncan, Emily M., Arrowsmith, Jessica, Bain, Charlotte, Broderick, Annette C., Lee, Jonathon, Metcalfe, Kristian, Pikesley, Stephen K., Snape, Robin T.E., van Sebille, Erik, Godley, Brendan J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abundance
Animals
Anthropogenic factors
Beaches
Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Composition
Cyprus
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Female
Geologic Sediments - chemistry
Hatching
Life history
Male
Marine pollution
Marine turtles
Mediterranean Sea
Microplastic pollution
Microplastics
Nesting
Nesting beach
Oceanographic models
Oceanography
Plastic
Plastic debris
Plastic pollution
Plastics
Plastics - analysis
Plastics - toxicity
Ratios
Reptiles & amphibians
Sand
Seawater - chemistry
Sex Ratio
Turtles
Turtles - growth & development
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
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Summary:We sampled 17 nesting sites for loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Cyprus. Microplastics (
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.09.019