INGESTION OF MICROPLASTICS BY BENTHIC MARINE ORGANISMS IN THE ILHA GRANDE BAY HERITAGE SITE ON SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Autor: Luis Felipe Skinner, André Rezende de Senna, Paulo Cezar Azevedo da Silva, Brenda dos Santos Ramos, Rayane Sorrentino
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Human and Environment of Tropical Bays. :1-13
ISSN: 2675-1631
DOI: 10.12957/jheotb.2021.60332
Popis: Inappropriate disposal, management, treatment of litter are the main sources of plastic accumulation. People, animals, wind, storms, and currents spread continuously the plastic in different sites in the world. Diverse animal groups have been ingesting small particles of plastic, the microplastics (MPs), resulting in negative effects in behaviour, consumption, and nutritional rates. Here, we reported the ingestion of MP by two benthic groups, Ascidiacea and Amphipoda from sites around llha Grande Bay, a Natural Heritage of Humanity site in the Southwest of Brazil.
Databáze: OpenAIRE