Marine Macrophytes and Plastics Consumed by Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hong Kong, South China Sea Region

Ng, Connie Ka Yan; Ang, Put O.; Russell, Dennis J.; Balazs, George H.; Murphy, Margaret B.

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Marine Macrophytes and Plastics Consumed by Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hong Kong, South China Sea Region

2016
By Ng, Connie Ka Yan ; Ang, Put O. ; Russell, Dennis J. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Chelonian Conservation and Biology
Personal Author:

Ng, Connie Ka Yan ; Ang, Put O. ; Russell, Dennis J. ; Balazs, George H. ; Murphy, Margaret B.
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center)
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This is the first identification of marine macrophytes consumed by green turtles in Hong Kong, South China Sea: 6 red algae species (Pterocladiella tenuis, Gelidium pusillum, Chondrus ocellatus, Gracilaria chorda, Grateloupia filicina, and Amansia glomerata), 1 brown alga species (Lobophora variegata), and 1 sea grass (Halophila ovalis) were identified. Plastics and other foreign materials were also found in the stomach contents of 2 of the 8 individuals sampled.
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 15(2), 289-292
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https://doi.org/10.2744/ccb-1210.1
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1071-8443 ; 1943-3956
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Chelonian Conservation and Biology Journal
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Journal Article
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