Marine Debris and Human Impacts on Sea Turtles in Southern Brazil

Bugoni, Leandro; Krause, Lı́gia; Petry, Maria Virgı́nia

doi:10.1016/s0025-326x(01)00147-3

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“…Apesar de outros estudos apontarem o plástico como principal resíduo antropogênico ingerido pelas tartarugas marinhas (BJORNDAL et al, 1994;BUGONI et al, 2001;TOMÁS et al, 2002;ORÓS et al, 2005), no presente trabalho, observou-se que resíduos Ciência Rural, v.41, n.11, nov, 2011.…”

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Ingestão de resíduos antropogênicos por tartarugas marinhas no litoral norte do estado da Bahia, Brasil

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Ingestão de resíduos antropogênicos por tartarugas marinhas no litoral norte do estado da Bahia, Brasil

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“…Their large size and unique thermoregulatory adaptations allow them to inhabit tropical and temperate oceans (Frair et al, 1972;Greer et al, 1973). Major threats to leatherback turtles predominately are anthropogenic, including loss of nesting habitat due to coastal development, overharvest of eggs and meat, incidental bycatch in pelagic longline and gillnet fisheries, and ingestion of marine debris (Lutcavage et al, 1997;Spotila et al, 2000;Barreiros and Barcelos, 2001;Bugoni et al, 2001;Lewison et al, 2004).…”

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Comparative Health Assessment of Western Pacific Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys Coriacea) Foraging Off the Coast of California, 2005–2007

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Gilardi

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Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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“…Marine debris can affect a wide range of wildlife species, including marine mammals (Arnould and Croxall 1995;Baird and Hooker 2000), sea turtles (Barreiros and Barcelos 2001;Bugoni et al 2001;Tomás et al 2002;Mascarenhas et al 2004) and seabirds (Cadée 2002;Hartwig et al 2007;Colabuono et al 2009), either through entanglement, contaminants or ingestion ). Plastic debris, once swallowed, can cause damage, impairment or blockage to the digestive tract, reducing stomach volume and leading to reduced growth and even starvation (Ryan 1988a;Auman et al 1997;Hutton et al 2008).…”

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Intergenerational transfer of plastic debris by Short-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris)

Carey

2011

Emu - Austral Ornithology

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Abstract. Pollution of the world's oceans affects a wide variety of marine organisms and raises major conservation concerns. Ingestion of plastic debris has increased since the 1970s, particularly among the Procellariiformes, resulting in a range of lethal and sub-lethal side effects. Plastic loads (grams of plastic per bird) of adult Short-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris) are well known from research in the northern hemisphere, but the amount of plastic ingested by their offspring has yet to be quantified. In this study, the stomach contents of fledgling Short-tailed Shearwaters on Phillip Island, Victoria, were analysed for plastic particles. All birds sampled contained plastic, averaging 7.6 particles per bird. The mean mass of plastic per bird was 113 mg. The most common type of plastic was user plastic, followed by industrial pellets. The birds contained a small proportion of other refuse, such as polystyrene and plastic bag. Plastics were primarily light in colour, though red and grey-black materials were also recorded. Despite a weak trend, no clear influence of ingested plastic on body condition could be demonstrated, although there was some evidence of physical damage to the gizzard. Accumulation of plastic objects in the digestive tract over time may indirectly affect the life cycle of species and their reproductive success, with long-term harm caused to populations. Data suggests that an assessment of the effect of this type of pollution on seabird welfare is urgently required.

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Marine Debris and Human Impacts on Sea Turtles in Southern Brazil

Cited by 325 publications

References 12 publications

Ingestão de resíduos antropogênicos por tartarugas marinhas no litoral norte do estado da Bahia, Brasil

Ingestão de resíduos antropogênicos por tartarugas marinhas no litoral norte do estado da Bahia, Brasil

Comparative Health Assessment of Western Pacific Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys Coriacea) Foraging Off the Coast of California, 2005–2007

Intergenerational transfer of plastic debris by Short-tailed Shearwaters (Ardenna tenuirostris)

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