Modelling microplastic bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos penguin ecosystem using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) with Ecotracer (IMAGE)

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Modelling microplastic bioaccumulation and biomagnification potential in the Galápagos penguin ecosystem using Ecopath and Ecosim (EwE) with Ecotracer

Caption

Here, a Galápagos penguin is perched on the molten rock of the Isabela Islands. The authors captured this photo during an 2021 expedition to collect microplastics in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.

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Karly McMullen, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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