M. Di Gioacchino

Microplastic Contamination in the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) as a sentinel of land use impacts in Central Italy.

Microplastic (MP) pollution poses a widespread threat to freshwater biodiversity. The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), an apex predator in freshwater ecosystems, is highly sensitive to anthropogenic pressures, such as pollution and habitat alteration and may be exposed to MPs through trophic transfer from contaminated pre...