Surfing and dining on the “plastisphere”: Microbial life on plastic marine debris

Plastic marine debris represents a global threat for the marine environment, having serious consequences for the ocean, the wildlife and the human health. While the plastics distribution, fate, persistence and toxicity mechanisms for the marine fauna have been more studied in the last decade, small...

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Main Authors: Grazia Marina Quero, Gian Marco Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-12-01
Series:Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
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Online Access:https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/7211