Environmentally relevant concentrations of microplastic particles influence larval fish ecology

The widespread occurrence and accumulation of plastic waste in the environment have become a growing global concern over the past decade. Although some marine organisms have been shown to ingest plastic, few studies have investigated the ecological effects of plastic waste on animals. Here we show t...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2016-06, Vol.352 (6290), p.1213-1216
Main Authors: Lonnstedt, Oona M, Eklov, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cues
Ecological effects
Environmental impact
Exposure
Feeding
Fish
Hatching
Larvae
Marine conservation
Marine ecology
Marine organisms
Micrometers
Microplastics
Oceans
Perca fluviatilis
Plastic debris
Plastics
Wastes
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