A microplastic meal: A baseline assessment of microplastic polymer presence within manta-ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding grounds at D'Arros Island and the St. Joseph Atoll

Monik T. Choppy, Murray I. Duncan, Nuette Gordon, Dillys K. Pouponeau, Robert W. Bullock, Henriette M.V. Grimmel, Anusha Rajkaran

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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790
Published: 2026-09
Container: Marine Pollution Bulletin
Publisher: Elsevier BV
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790,
  title = {A microplastic meal: A baseline assessment of microplastic polymer presence within manta-ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding grounds at D'Arros Island and the St. Joseph Atoll},
  author = {Monik T. Choppy and Murray I. Duncan and Nuette Gordon and Dillys K. Pouponeau and Robert W. Bullock and Henriette M.V. Grimmel and Anusha Rajkaran},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Marine Pollution Bulletin},
  doi = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790}
}

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AU  - Monik T. Choppy
AU  - Murray I. Duncan
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AU  - Dillys K. Pouponeau
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AU  - Anusha Rajkaran
PY  - 2026
JO  - Marine Pollution Bulletin
DO  - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790
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Choppy, M. T., Duncan, M. I., Gordon, N., Pouponeau, D. K., Bullock, R. W., Grimmel, H. M., & Rajkaran, A. (2026). A microplastic meal: A baseline assessment of microplastic polymer presence within manta-ray (Mobula alfredi) feeding grounds at D'Arros Island and the St. Joseph Atoll. Marine Pollution Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119790

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