Marine debris ingestion of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, (Linnaeus, 1758) from the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates
Autor: | Fadi Yaghmour, Brendan Whittington-Jones, Jane Budd, Soledad García-Nuñez, Marwa Al Bousi, John Pereira |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Waste Products
0106 biological sciences 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology United Arab Emirates Environmental Exposure 010501 environmental sciences Aquatic Science Ecotoxicology Oceanography 01 natural sciences Pollution Debris Gastrointestinal Contents Turtles Fishery Marine Strategy Framework Directive Geography Marine debris Animals Ingestion Seawater Plastics Water Pollutants Chemical 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
Zdroj: | Marine Pollution Bulletin. 135:55-61 |
ISSN: | 0025-326X |
Popis: | The deleterious effects of marine debris ingestion on marine turtles are well documented in literature globally. In this study, the qualitative and quantitative aspects of marine debris ingested by 14 stranded green sea turtles Chelonia mydas, (Linnaeus, 1758) along the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates were investigated. The numeric and gravimetric proportions of debris in the esophagus, stomach and intestines were documented following classification of color, presumed sources and Marine Strategy Framework Directive categories and sub-categories. The results show that 85.7% of the specimens examined consumed marine debris. On average, specimens consumed 61.9 ± 17.2 items of 1.0 ± 0.3 g mass. Plastics, particularly white, and transparent thread-like and sheet-like plastics, were the predominant debris ingested. The results reflect a potentially high level of interaction between green sea turtles and anthropogenic marine debris along the Gulf of Oman coast of the UAE. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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