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Ecological traits influence the bioaccumulation of microplastics in commercially important estuarine crabs from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico
Marine Pollution Bulletin2022
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Omar Celis-Hernández,
Enrique Ávila,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Antony Enrique Briceño-Vera,
Enrique Ávila,
Enrique Ávila,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mario Alejandro Gómez-Ponce,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Antony Enrique Briceño-Vera,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Enrique Ávila,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Omar Celis-Hernández,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Enrique Ávila,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Enrique Ávila,
Antony Enrique Briceño-Vera,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Enrique Ávila,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet
Summary
Researchers found that microplastic accumulation in two commercially important estuarine crab species in the Gulf of Mexico varied significantly based on ecological traits such as feeding behavior and habitat use, with gills and digestive tracts showing higher contamination than muscle tissue.
We assessed microplastics (MPs) contamination in water, sediments, and tissues (gills, digestive tract, and muscle) of two intertidal crab species with different ecological traits and commercial importance (Menippe mercenaria and Callinectes sapidus), from a coastal lagoon in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. There were significant differences between MP abundances in the abiotic matrices and between crab species. The burrower, sedentary and carnivorous M. mercenaria bioaccumulates 50 % more MPs than the free-swimming, omnivorous C. sapidus. However, no differences were observed between species' tissues. Fragments were the predominant shape in the tissues of both species, with the exception in the digestive tract of M. mercenaria. We identified polyethylene, and polyethylene terephthalate in water samples and Silopren® in sediment. In both crab species, Silopren and polyethylene predominated. Differences in ecological traits resulted in different bioaccumulation patterns in intertidal crabs.