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Terrestrial mammals of the Americas and their interactions with plastic waste

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dc.contributor.author Ayala Torres, Félix Segundo
dc.contributor.author Zeta-Flores, Martín
dc.contributor.author Ramos-Baldárrago, Sonia
dc.contributor.author Tume-Ruiz, Juan
dc.contributor.author Rangel-Vega, Antia
dc.contributor.author Reyes, Eddy
dc.contributor.author Quinde, Edgardo
dc.contributor.author De-la-Torre, Gabriel Enrique
dc.contributor.author Lajo-Salazar, Leticia
dc.contributor.author Cardenas Alayza, Susana
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-16T04:38:16Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-16T04:38:16Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/13410
dc.description.abstract Plastics have brought many benefits to society, but their mismanagement has turned them into a serious environmental problem. Today, the effects of plastic waste on wildlife are becoming increasingly evident. Since studies on plastic pollution have focused on species in marine ecosystems, here we review current knowledge on interactions between terrestrial mammals and plastic waste in the countries of the Americas, which is a global hotspot of mammalian biodiversity and in turn has, among its member countries, nations with high per capita generations of plastic waste globally. We identified 46 scientific articles documenting plastic ingestion in 37 species and four species that used plastic waste for nest or burrow construction. Of the 46 investigations, seven focused on plastic contamination, while the others reported on the presence of plastics in wildlife, even though this was not the primary focus of the research. However, these publications lack analytical methods commonly used in plastic studies, and only one study applied a standardized methodology for plastic detection. Therefore, in general, plastic pollution research on terrestrial mammals is limited. We extend several recommendations such as designing methodologies that are adapted to terrestrial mammals for the identification of plastics in fecal matter or gastrointestinal contents, carrying out species-specific analyzes on the impacts of plastics in nests or burrows, and giving further attention to this understudied issue and taxa. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Springer
dc.relation.ispartofseries Environmental Science and Pollution Research
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Burrows en_US
dc.subject Interaction plastic biota en_US
dc.subject Macroplastic en_US
dc.subject Microplastic en_US
dc.subject Nest en_US
dc.subject Single-use plastics en_US
dc.title Terrestrial mammals of the Americas and their interactions with plastic waste en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26617-x
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.13
dc.relation.issn 0944-1344


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