Dear Marmam Community,
My co-authors and I are pleased to share our new paper:
Mihova, S., Doncheva, V., Stefanova, K., Stefanova, E., Popov, D.,
Panayotova, M. Plastic ingestion by /Phocoena phocoena/ and /Tursiops
truncatus/ from the Black Sea in the book: Environmental Protection and
Disaster Risks
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-26754-3_26
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26754-3_26>
<http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26754-3_26>
Abstract: Stomach contents and intestines of two species of cetaceans
from the superfamily toothed whales (Odontoceti), collected in the
western part of the Black Sea during the period 2020–2021 were inspected
for the presence of plastic particles. Microplastics (<5 mm) were found
in all 2 bottlenose dolphins (/Tursiops truncatus/ ssp. /ponticus /
Barabash-Nikiforov, 1940) from the dolphin family (Delphinidae) and
micro- and mesoplastics (5–25 mm) were found in 24 of 29 harbour
porpoises (/Phocoena phocoena/ ssp./relicta/ Abel, 1905) from the
porpoise family (Phocoenidae). A total of 197 plastic particles were
recorded in 26 individuals (84% of all individuals examined, 21 of 25
female and 5 of 6 male animals). The average number of plastic particles
per cetacean was 6.35 ± 6.92 par.ind., ranged 0 to 25 per individual.
The most common type of plastic identified were fibres (43%) and
fragments (36%). The most frequent plastic colour recognized was grey,
blue and black.
Keywords: Microplastics, Black Sea, Cetaceans, Harbour porpoise,
Bottlenose dolphin
Best regards,
Dimitar Popov
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