Plastic ingestion in giant tortoises as a novel anthropogenic impact for Galapagos wildlife

The human population of Galapagos has rapidly increased in the last decades accelerating the anthropogenic pressures on the archipelago’s natural resources. The growing human footprint, including the associated inadequate management of waste, may lead to conservation conflicts. We conducted this stu...

• Main Author: Ramon Gómez, Gessica Karina (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Impacto ambiental; huella ecológica; residuos de plástico; tortugas terrestres
• Online Access: https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/20707