Endangered sea turtles are eating more plastic than ever. 1. - TopicsExpress



          

Endangered sea turtles are eating more plastic than ever. 1. Analysis of global research data has found that green sea turtles are twice as likely to ingest plastics today than in 1985. 2. Sea turtles eat more plastic that any other form of debris, and young ocean-going turtles are more likely to eat plastic than are their older, coastal dwelling relatives. 3. Surprisingly, the levels of debris found adjacent to stranding sites and the probability of stranded sea turtles having consumed marine debris are not directly related. 4. Results from this global analysis indicate oceanic leatherback turtles and green sea turtles are at the greatest risk of both lethal and sublethal effects from ingested marine debris. To reduce this risk, man-made debris must be managed from the manufactures through to the consumers – before debris reaches the ocean. onlinelibrary.wiley/doi/10.1111/cobi.12126/abstract
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:39:58 +0000

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