No short-term effect of sinking microplastics on heterotrophy or sediment clearing in the tropical coral Stylophora pistillata
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05420-7
Abstract: Investigations of encounters between corals and microplastics have, to date, used particle concentrations that are several orders of magnitude above environmentally relevant levels. Here we investigate whether concentrations closer to values reported in tropical coral reefs affect sediment… read more here.
Keywords: tropical coral; effect sinking; heterotrophy; short term ... See more keywords