Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

Plastic pollution is nowadays a relevant threat for the ecological balance in marine
ecosystems. Small plastic debris (PD) can enter food webs through various marine …

Simple Summary In recent years, a growing interest has been devoted to the bacterial
characterization of marine plastic debris. So far, a few publications have explored the …

Background Microbial communities of wild animals are being increasingly investigated to
provide information about the hosts' biology and promote conservation. Loggerhead sea …

The loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), is the most common sea turtle
species in the Mediterranean Sea, where it can experience severe anthropogenic impacts …

The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of vertebrates contains a series of organs beginning with the
mouth and ending with the anus or cloacal opening. Each organ represents a unique …

Microbial communities of animals play a role in health and disease, including
immunocompromised conditions. In the northeastern United States, cold-stunning events …

The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is one of the most common species of sea turtle in the
Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SWAO), an area which includes coastal Brazil, Argentina, and …