Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta): A target species for monitoring litter ingested by marine organisms in the Mediterranean Sea.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Environmental Pollution

• Publication date

  2017-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.06.054PMID 28651091
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