Conservation
; Debris
; Pollution control
; Population statistics
; Bacterial infections
; Chelonia mydas
; Digestive tract
; Gastrointestinal tract
; Impaction
; Marine debris
; Potentially fatal
; Southeastern Brazil
; Digestive system
; nylon
; plastic
; polystyrene
; plastic
; waste
; water pollutant
; digestive system
; pathology
; turtle
; waste
; adult
; animal tissue
; Article
; Brazil
; Chelonia mydas
; controlled study
; digestive system disease
; disease association
; enteropathy
; environmental exposure
; environmental impact
; esophagus
; fabric
; feces impaction
; female
; fishhook
; fishing line
; high risk population
; histopathology
; intestine necrosis
; intestine rupture
; juvenile animal
; lamina propria
; large intestine
; male
; marine debris
; nonhuman
; pathological anatomy
; perforation ulcer
; pollutant
; rope
; sea turtle
; stomach
; string
; ulcer
; adverse effects
; animal
; gastrointestinal tract
; pathology
; turtle
; waste
; water pollutant
; Brazil
; Animalia
; Bacteria (microorganisms)
; Chelonia mydas
; Cheloniidae
; Testudines
; Animals
; Brazil
; Gastrointestinal Tract
; Plastics
; Turtles
; Waste Products
; Water Pollutants
Scopus学科分类:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
The growth of human population and deficient pollution control measures pose significant challenge to the environment. Despite conservation efforts, all sea turtle species are at some risk of extinction. The present study investigated the effect of marine debris on the gastrointestinal tract of green turtles in southeastern Brazil. Of the 777 animals evaluated, 290 showed marine debris in one segment of the gastrointestinal tract. The presence of these materials in the gastrointestinal tract may be harmful, independent of the segment involved, and increases the risk of impaction. Marine debris has become a significant hazard to Chelonia mydas in the region surveyed, causing perforation, rupture, or fecal impaction that, when not treated, is potentially fatal, exposing the intestine to bacterial infection. � 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Setor de Anatomia Patol�gica Veterin�ria, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro – UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade C�ndido Mendes, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; BW Consultoria Veterin�ria, Rua Ponciano Eug�nio Duarte 203, Bairro Centro, Ubatuba-SP, Brazil
Recommended Citation:
Jerdy H.,Werneck M.R.,da Silva M.A.,et al. Pathologies of the digestive system caused by marine debris in Chelonia mydas[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,116(2018-01-02)