Classification of marine microdebris: A review and case study on fish from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Abstract Marine debris, and in particular plastic pollution, is ubiquitous throughout global marine environments. Here, we present a classification of marine microdebris (i.e. debris between 0.1 μm and <5 mm) tailored to represent synthetic, semi-synthetic and naturally-derived items. The specifi...

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Main Authors: Frederieke J. Kroon, Cherie E. Motti, Lene H. Jensen, Kathryn L. E. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34590-6