The  impacts of anthropogenic debris on marine turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Witzell, W. N.; Teas, Wendy G.

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The impacts of anthropogenic debris on marine turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean

1994
By Witzell, W. N. ; Teas, Wendy G.
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 355

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Impacts of anthropogenic debris on marine turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean
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Witzell, W. N. ; Teas, Wendy G.
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Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
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"Early information on sea turtle feeding habits indicated that sea turtles were capable of eating large amounts of non-nutritional items. Carr (1952) reported that a hawksbill turtle was found with two pounds of "dead bark and wood" in its stomach, an interesting observation for an animal which is now believed to be a strict spongivore (Meylan, 1988). It was 23 years later that Carr and Stancyk (1975) reported large amounts of plastics being eaten by Caribbean hawksbills, a disturbing omen of what was happening to the World's oceans"--Introduction, paragraph 1.
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by W.N. Witzell and Wendy G. Teas.

"September 1994."

Appendix 1: The occurrence and effects of debris and entanglement on sea turtles : a bibliography.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 6-8).
Keywords:

Effect Of Pollution On Environmental Aspects Marine Debris Sea Turtles Stranding Effect Of Pollution On Environmental Aspects Marine Debris Sea Turtles
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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC 355
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Technical Memorandum
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Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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