Marine Macrophytes and Plastics Consumed by Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Hong Kong, South China Sea Region

Connie Ka Yan Ng; Put O. Ang; Dennis J. Russell; George H. Balazs; Margaret B. Murphy

doi:10.2744/CCB-1210.1

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1 December 2016 Marine Macrophytes and Plastics Consumed by Green Turtles ( Chelonia mydas) in Hong Kong, South China Sea Region

Connie Ka Yan Ng, Put O. Ang, Dennis J. Russell, George H. Balazs, Margaret B. Murphy

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Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 15(2):289-292 (2016). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1210.1

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This is the first identification of marine macrophytes consumed by green turtles in Hong Kong, South China Sea: 6 red algae species (Pterocladiella tenuis, Gelidium pusillum, Chondrus ocellatus, Gracilaria chorda, Grateloupia filicina, and Amansia glomerata), 1 brown alga species (Lobophora variegata), and 1 sea grass (Halophila ovalis) were identified. Plastics and other foreign materials were also found in the stomach contents of 2 of the 8 individuals sampled.

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Connie Ka Yan Ng, Put O. Ang, Dennis J. Russell, George H. Balazs, and Margaret B. Murphy "Marine Macrophytes and Plastics Consumed by Green Turtles ( Chelonia mydas) in Hong Kong, South China Sea Region," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 15(2), 289-292, (1 December 2016). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1210.1

Received: 5 March 2016; Published: 1 December 2016

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