Deposit- and suspension-feeding sea cucumbers (Echinodermata) ingest plastic fragments

2008/10/17 by Erin R. Graham, Joseph T. Thompson · 27 citations
Environmental Science · Engineering · #Microplastics and Plastic Pollution #Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry #Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2008.09.007

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