Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats

Species-specific plastic accumulation in the sediment and canopy of coastal vegetated habitats

Plastic waste has become ubiquitous in ecosystems worldwide. Few, recent studies report evidence of coastal vegetated habitats acting as sink for plastics, yet assessments have been completed either for macro or microplastics and focussing on just one type of vegetated habitat. Here, we investigated...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science of the total environment 2020-06, Vol.723, p.138018-138018, Article 138018
Hauptverfasser: Cozzolino, Lorenzo, Nicastro, Katy R., Zardi, Gerardo I., de los Santos, Carmen B.
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Sprache:eng
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Coastal ecosystems
Ecosystem engineers
Marine litter
Plastic pollution
Ria Formosa
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Zusammenfassung:Plastic waste has become ubiquitous in ecosystems worldwide. Few, recent studies report evidence of coastal vegetated habitats acting as sink for plastics, yet assessments have been completed either for macro or microplastics and focussing on just one type of vegetated habitat. Here, we investigated the role of marine coastal vegetated habitats as sinks for macro (≥5 mm) and microplastics (
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138018