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Ingestion and Depuration of Microplastics by a Planktivorous Coral Reef Fish, Pomacentrus amboinensis

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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This published research assesses microplastic ingestion and retention by coral reef fish, which are important information to assess ecological risks of this emergent contaminant to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR, Australia). Fish were collected with SCUBA and nets at Lizard Island (North GBR), exposed to microplastics under laboratory conditions at Lizard Island Research Station, and processed (i.e., gastrointestinal tract chemically digested, filtered and analysed under microscope) to assess microplastic ingestion at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in Townsville (Queensland, Australia). Data was statistically analysed using general linear model in R, kinetics model, one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparisons tests.

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Title Ingestion and Depuration of Microplastics by a Planktivorous Coral Reef Fish, Pomacentrus amboinensis
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/1871ed50-59fc-4082-a1c7-6a6f68785618
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
reception@aims.gov.au
Reference Period 16/12/2021
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Ingestion and Depuration of Microplastics by a Planktivorous Coral Reef Fish, Pomacentrus amboinensis". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/ingestion-and-depuration-of-microplastics-by-a-planktivorous-coral-reef-fish-pomacentrus-amboin