DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.04.001
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85044993341
论文题名: Microplastic at nesting grounds used by the northern Gulf of Mexico loggerhead recovery unit
作者: Beckwith V.K. ; Fuentes M.M.P.B.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2018
卷: 131 起始页码: 32
结束页码: 37
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Gulf of Mexico
; Marine turtles
; Microplastic
; Plastic
; Pollution
; Sea turtles
Scopus关键词: Conservation
; Plastics
; Pollution
; Endangered species
; Gulf of Mexico
; Marine turtles
; Microplastic
; Northern Gulf of Mexico
; Sea turtles
; Sediment permeability
; Sediment properties
; Marine pollution
; bioaccumulation
; endangered species
; marine pollution
; nest site
; plastic waste
; pollutant transport
; pollution exposure
; turtle
; article
; Gulf of Mexico
; nesting
; nonhuman
; sea turtle
; season
; Atlantic Ocean
; Gulf of Mexico
; Caretta caretta
; Cheloniidae
; Testudines
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Microplastics can impact key habitats used by endangered species, such as marine turtles. They impact the environment by transporting toxicants and altering sediment properties affecting temperature and sediment permeability. Our study determined the exposure of the ten most important nesting sites for the Northern Gulf of Mexico Loggerhead Recovery Unit to microplastic. Sand samples were obtained at each nesting site during the 2017 nesting season and analyzed for abundance and characteristics of microplastic. Microplastic was found at all sites, with an average abundance of 61.08 ± 34.61 pieces/m2, and 59.9% located at the dunes, where turtles primarily nest. A gradual decrease in microplastics abundance was observed from the most western nesting ground to the east. The results from this study indicate that microplastic accumulation on nesting sites for the Northern Gulf of Mexico may be of great concern, and could negatively affect the incubating environment for marine turtles. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88285
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作者单位: Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, North Woodward Avenue, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Recommended Citation:
Beckwith V.K.,Fuentes M.M.P.B.. Microplastic at nesting grounds used by the northern Gulf of Mexico loggerhead recovery unit[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2018-01-01,131