Wintering Thrushes as Microplastic Pollution Sentinels in the Ground-Foraging Guild of Mediterranean Olive Plantations

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  2026

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  Water, Air and Soil Pollution

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  2026-02-28

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  DOI 10.1007/s11270-026-09238-1
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