Does the mouth size influence microplastic ingestion in fishes?

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12520%2F24%3A43908064" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12520/24:43908064 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115861" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115861</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115861" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115861</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Does the mouth size influence microplastic ingestion in fishes?
Original language description
This study investigated microplastic (MP) contamination in six tropical fish species of different mouth sizes and trophic levels from Saint Martin's Island, Bay of Bengal. A total of 309 microplastics (MPs) were extracted from the gastrointestinal tract (GT) of these selected fishes, where the presence of MPs was 100 %. The mean abundance of MPs was significantly varied among the species and ranged from 4.38 to 10 MPs/GT (p < 0.05). This study revealed that MP incidence was strongly correlated with the mouth-to-body ratio of the selected fishes (r = 0.424, p = 0.003) and trophic levels (r = 0.458, p = 0.002). Results suggest that fish with larger mouths are more likely to ingest MPs, intentionally or unintentionally, compared to those with smaller mouths.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)

Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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