Ecological traits influence the bioaccumulation of microplastics in commercially important estuarine crabs from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico
Mariana V. Capparelli, Mario Alejandro Gómez-Ponce, Merle M. Borges-Ramírez, Jaime Rendón–von Osten, Omar Celis-Hernández, Antony Enrique Briceño-Vera, Enrique Ávila, Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Topics & Concepts
MercenariaCallinectesBioaccumulationBiologyIntertidal zoneMicroplasticsEstuaryEcologyBenthic zoneDecapodaAbiotic componentGillOmnivoreInvertebrateCrustaceanFisheryPredationFish <Actinopterygii>Microplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management Techniquesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties