Drifting plastic debris as a potential vector for dispersing Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species

Macroscopic observations of floating plastic debris collected at several places along the Catalan coast (northwestern Mediterranean) showed conspicuous green-yellow patches adhered to them. The microscopic examination of these patches showed that they were constituted mainly of benthic diatoms and s...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Masó, Esther Garcés, Francesc Pagès, Jordi Camp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2003-03-01
Series:Scientia Marina
Subjects:
hab
Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/459