default author photo

Sara Purca

Instituto del Mar del Peru

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

3

DOWNLOADS

278

TOTAL CITATIONS

0

Scholarly Papers (3)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Prevalence of Microplastics in Mangrove Sediments and Edible Mangrove Species

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 Sep 2023
Angelica Aguirre-Sanchez, Sara Purca, Matthew Cole, Aldo G. Indacochea and Penelope K. Lindeque
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Instituto del Mar del Peru, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Downloads 219 (349,796)

Abstract:

Loading...

black ark, mangrove crab, mangrove ecosystem, Microplastic, Tumbes-Peru

2.

Characterization and Temporal Variation of Microplastics in Surface Waters and Sediments of the Lower Lurín River Basin, Peru

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 02 Mar 2026
Favio Olivas and Sara Purca
Universidad Científica del Sur and Instituto del Mar del Peru
Downloads 33 (1,332,057)

Abstract:

Loading...

River, pollution, Microplastics, Seasonal variation, El Niño phenomenon

3.

“Decomposing the Productivity Gap between Coastal Artisanal Fishers in Ecuador and Peru: Does Marine Plastic Pollution Play a Role in the Productivity Differences?

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 24 Nov 2025
Jorge Avila-Santamaria, Carlos F. Mena, Pablo Llerena, Patricia Martinez, Sara Purca, joanna olga alfaro shigueto and Susana Cárdenas
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University San Francisco of Quito, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Instituto del Mar del Peru, Universidad Científica del Sur and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 26 (1,411,822)

Abstract:

Loading...

Marine plastic pollution, Productivity gap, Artisanal fisheries, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, Ecuador, Peru.