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Alternative Title:
Impacts of anthropogenic debris on marine turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean
Personal Author:
Witzell, W. N. ; Teas, Wendy G.
Witzell, W. N. ; Teas, Wendy G. Less -
Corporate Authors:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) Less -
Description:
"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.
Content Notes:
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.

Also available online in PDF format.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 6-8).


Keywords:
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Effect Of Pollution On
Environmental Aspects
Marine Debris
Sea Turtles
Stranding

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 355
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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