Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean
The presents work is the first study that evidences the ingestion of plastic and microplastics in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in the Atlantic Ocean. A bloom of this organism was collected from Gran Canaria island coast. Then, separating umbrella from tentacles, a process of KOH digestion was carried...
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ftunivlaspalmas:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/106178 2023-05-15T17:31:45+02:00 Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean Rapp Cabrera, Jorge Herrera, A. Bondyale-Juez, Daniel R. González-Pleiter, M. Reinold, Stefanie Asensio, M. Martínez, I. Gómez, M. BU-BAS 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/106178 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112266 eng eng Evaluación del impacto de microplásticos y contaminantes emergentes en las costas de la Macaronesia Implementation of the indicator "Impacts of marine litter on sea turtles and biota" in RSC and MSFD areas /Indicator Impact Taxa - INDICIT II" PERSEO Marine Pollution Bulletin 166 0025-326X http://hdl.handle.net/10553/106178 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112266 Sí Marine Pollution Bulletin [ISSN 0025-326X], v. 166, 112266 (Mayo 2021) 251001 Oceanografía biológica Microplastics Ingestion Bloom Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article 2021 ftunivlaspalmas https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112266 2021-03-30T23:10:28Z The presents work is the first study that evidences the ingestion of plastic and microplastics in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in the Atlantic Ocean. A bloom of this organism was collected from Gran Canaria island coast. Then, separating umbrella from tentacles, a process of KOH digestion was carried out to quantify the plastic particles. A 97% of the individuals analysed had microdebris. The majority were blue and mostly microfibres, mainly composed by cotton. The presence of items in the gastrovascular cavity was confirmed. These results warn about the implications for jellyfish health, the transfer to jellyfish predators, human consumed jellyfish and the transport of carbon and microplastic in the water column. 7 Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Acceda Marine Pollution Bulletin 166 112266 |
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The presents work is the first study that evidences the ingestion of plastic and microplastics in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in the Atlantic Ocean. A bloom of this organism was collected from Gran Canaria island coast. Then, separating umbrella from tentacles, a process of KOH digestion was carried out to quantify the plastic particles. A 97% of the individuals analysed had microdebris. The majority were blue and mostly microfibres, mainly composed by cotton. The presence of items in the gastrovascular cavity was confirmed. These results warn about the implications for jellyfish health, the transfer to jellyfish predators, human consumed jellyfish and the transport of carbon and microplastic in the water column. 7 |
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Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean |
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Microplastic ingestion in jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskal, 1775) in the North Atlantic Ocean |
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