Plastic debris is now ubiquitous in the marine environment affecting a wide range of taxa,
from microscopic zooplankton to large vertebrates. Its persistence and dispersal throughout …

In a sample of 567 loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from the central Mediterranean,
debris occurrence varied according to methods and turtle source, and was up to 80% in …

The ingestion of plastic marine litter (PML) by sea turtles is widespread and concerning, and
the five species that occur in the southwestern Atlantic–green, loggerhead, olive ridley …

Ingestion of marine debris is an established threat to sea turtles. The amount, type, color and
location of ingested plastics in the gastrointestinal tracts of 55 sea turtles from Pacific …

Ecological and evolutionary concepts have been widely adopted to understand host–
pathogen dynamics, and more recently, integrated into wildlife disease management …

We report an arrangement on the effect of anthropogenic litter on marine and estuarine
reptiles, checking for evidence about different types of impact (ingestion vs. entanglement) …

Data on stranded sea turtles were examined between 2010 and 2016 along the northern
region of Rio de Janeiro state and between 2016 and 2017 in the southern region, looking …

Sea turtles are globally threatened due to short-and long-term exposure to anthropogenic
activities. Many life-history traits make it difficult to study these species in the wild. Stranding …

Marine plastic debris is a global problem that is threatening marine biodiversity. Different
marine organisms have been exposed to the lethal and sub-lethal effects of this problem …

Changes in green turtle Chelonia mydas foraging patterns were evaluated within a
latitudinal gradient along tropical and subtropical coasts in the southwestern Atlantic and …