Microplastic exposure and biological correlates in a key intertidal crab (Grapsus grapsus) from the Galápagos Islands.

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Auteurs principaux: Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando, Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo, Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela, Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés, Lewbart, Gregory A, Kieffer, Emma, Tucker-Retter, Emily K, Nease, Guinevere, Mones, Alissa B, Trilla-Prieto, Núria, Garcia-Garin, Odei
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author Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando
Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo
Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela
Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés
Lewbart, Gregory A
Kieffer, Emma
Tucker-Retter, Emily K
Nease, Guinevere
Mones, Alissa B
Trilla-Prieto, Núria
Garcia-Garin, Odei
author_facet Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando
Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo
Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela
Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés
Lewbart, Gregory A
Kieffer, Emma
Tucker-Retter, Emily K
Nease, Guinevere
Mones, Alissa B
Trilla-Prieto, Núria
Garcia-Garin, Odei
Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando
Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo
Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela
Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés
Lewbart, Gregory A
Kieffer, Emma
Tucker-Retter, Emily K
Nease, Guinevere
Mones, Alissa B
Trilla-Prieto, Núria
Garcia-Garin, Odei
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Microplastic exposure and biological correlates in a key intertidal crab (Grapsus grapsus) from the Galápagos Islands. Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés Lewbart, Gregory A Kieffer, Emma Tucker-Retter, Emily K Nease, Guinevere Mones, Alissa B Trilla-Prieto, Núria Garcia-Garin, Odei Animals Brachyura Water Pollutants, Chemical Seashore Environmental Monitoring Microplastics Ecuador Gills Gastrointestinal Tract Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive contaminants in marine ecosystems, yet data from remote oceanic islands remain limited. We quantified MP occurrence in gills and gastrointestinal tracts (GIT) of Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus, n = 60) from three sites on San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Marine Reserve, and assessed relationships with morphometric and physiological indices. MPs were detected in 78% of gills and 52% of GIT samples, with a total of 138 particles identified. Fibers predominated (77%), mostly
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spellingShingle Microplastic exposure and biological correlates in a key intertidal crab (Grapsus grapsus) from the Galápagos Islands.
Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando
Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo
Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela
Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés
Lewbart, Gregory A
Kieffer, Emma
Tucker-Retter, Emily K
Nease, Guinevere
Mones, Alissa B
Trilla-Prieto, Núria
Garcia-Garin, Odei
Animals
Brachyura
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Seashore
Environmental Monitoring
Microplastics
Ecuador
Gills
Gastrointestinal Tract
Microplastic exposure and biological correlates in a key intertidal crab (Grapsus grapsus) from the Galápagos Islands. Cisneros-Bejarano, Fernando Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Pablo Alarcón-Ruales, Daniela Moreira-Mendieta, Andrés Lewbart, Gregory A Kieffer, Emma Tucker-Retter, Emily K Nease, Guinevere Mones, Alissa B Trilla-Prieto, Núria Garcia-Garin, Odei Animals Brachyura Water Pollutants, Chemical Seashore Environmental Monitoring Microplastics Ecuador Gills Gastrointestinal Tract Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive contaminants in marine ecosystems, yet data from remote oceanic islands remain limited. We quantified MP occurrence in gills and gastrointestinal tracts (GIT) of Sally Lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus, n = 60) from three sites on San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Marine Reserve, and assessed relationships with morphometric and physiological indices. MPs were detected in 78% of gills and 52% of GIT samples, with a total of 138 particles identified. Fibers predominated (77%), mostly
title Microplastic exposure and biological correlates in a key intertidal crab (Grapsus grapsus) from the Galápagos Islands.
topic Animals
Brachyura
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Seashore
Environmental Monitoring
Microplastics
Ecuador
Gills
Gastrointestinal Tract
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41946045/