dc.contributor.author | Clark, JR | |
dc.contributor.author | Cole, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Lindeque, PK | |
dc.contributor.author | Fileman, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Blackford, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Lewis, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Lenton, TM | |
dc.contributor.author | Galloway, TS | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-10T11:14:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-08-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Microscopic plastic (microplastic) debris is a marine pollutant that threatens aquatic biota and ecosystems. Microplastics have been detected throughout the world's oceans; however, the relative importance of different processes that control the spatial distribution and long-term fate of microplastics in the marine environment remains largely unknown. Results from laboratory and field studies indicate that interactions between microplastic debris and marine organisms may play an important role in redistributing plastic in the oceans. We provide an overview of the various mechanisms through which marine life and microplastics can interact. By considering coupled physical–biological processes, we also identify regions where these interactions are most likely to occur, and outline a new research agenda that aims to determine their prevalence in the marine environment. We hypothesize that biological interactions are key to understanding the movement, impact, and fate of microplastics in the oceans. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Funding
was provided by the Natural Environment Research
Council (grant NE/L007010). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 317-324 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/fee.1297 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22946 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | The Ecological Society of America | en_GB |
dc.relation.source | We thank E van Sebille for providing access to model
data on the spatial distribution of small plastics. SeaViewing
Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWIFS) data
used in this publication were produced by the SeaWIFS
project at the Goddard Space Flight Center. The data
were obtained from the Goddard Earth Sciences
Distributed Active Archive Center under the auspices
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). Use of the data is in accord with the SeaWIFS
Research Data Use Terms and Agreements. | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fee.1297/full | en_GB |
dc.rights | This is the final version of the article. Available from Wiley / The Ecological Society of America via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.title | Marine microplastic debris: a targeted plan for understanding and quantifying interactions with marine life | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-10T11:14:02Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1540-9309 | |
dc.identifier.journal | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | en_GB |