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Researchers compiled a species occurrence dataset of 278 records from GBIF documenting microplastics found in American lobster (Homarus americanus) and mussel species from coastal southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, providing baseline data on plastic contamination in commercially important shellfish.
A dataset containing 278 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query: { "DatasetKey" : [ "is Microplastics in American lobster (Homarus americanus) and Mussel Species in Coastal Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada | Microplastiques dans le Homard d’Amérique (Homarus americanus) et dans des espèces de moules dans la zone côtière du sud-ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick, au Canada" ] } The dataset includes 278 records from 1 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0047556-251120083545085/datasets/export for details. Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
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