Field measurements reveal exposure risk to microplastic ingestion by filter-feeding megafauna

Autor: S. R. Kahane-Rapport, M. F. Czapanskiy, J. A. Fahlbusch, A. S. Friedlaender, J. Calambokidis, E. L. Hazen, J. A. Goldbogen, M. S. Savoca
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33334-5
Popis: Combining microplastic data from the California Current Ecosystem with high-resolution foraging measurements from 191 tag deployments on blue, fin and humpback whales, this study quantifies plastic ingestion rates and routes of exposure risk in filter-feeding megafauna.
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