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Data: Microplastic distribution among estuarine sedimentary habitats utilized by intertidal crabs (Vermeiren et al. 2022)
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This is a dataset from a study on how microplastics are distributed across different sedimentary habitats used by intertidal crabs in estuaries — not a standalone research article.
Datasets used in the publication: Vermeiren et al. (2023) Microplastic distribution among estuarine sedimentary habitats utilized by intertidal crabs, Science of the Total Environment. Please see the 'Data Overview.txt' file for details on all datasets
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