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Patterns, dynamics and consequences of microplastic ingestion by the temperate coral, Astrangia poculata

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Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Birds and Marine Mammals in a Changing Climate

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Exploring the Composition and Functions of Plastic Microbiome Using Whole-Genome Sequencing

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Spatial structure in the “Plastisphere”: Molecular resources for imaging microscopic communities on plastic marine debris

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The interactions between microplastic polyvinyl chloride and marine diatoms: Physiological, morphological, and growth effects

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Microplastics and Their Impact on Reproduction—Can we Learn From the C. elegans Model?

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Microplastic burden in marine benthic invertebrates depends on species traits and feeding ecology within biogeographical provinces

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Zebrafish can recognize microplastics as inedible materials: Quantitative evidence of ingestion behavior

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Effect of land use on microplastic pollution in a major boundary waterway: The Arvand River

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An ecotoxicological approach to microplastics on terrestrial and aquatic organisms: A systematic review in assessment, monitoring and biological impact

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The biogeochemistry of marine dimethylsulfide

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Warning on nine Pollutants and their effects on avian communities

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Odors from marine plastic debris elicit foraging behavior in sea turtles.

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Degradable, Recyclable, Water-Resistant, and Eco-Friendly Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Supramolecular Plastics

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Assessment of Marine Litter in the Barents Sea, a Part of the Joint Norwegian–Russian Ecosystem Survey

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Microplastic pollution in wild populations of decapod crustaceans: A review

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Effect and mechanism of microplastics exposure against microalgae: Photosynthesis and oxidative stress

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Plastic ingestion in seabirds of the western Indian Ocean

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Association of zoonotic protozoan parasites with microplastics in seawater and implications for human and wildlife health

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Diversity and predicted inter- and intra-domain interactions in the Mediterranean Plastisphere

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Microplastic exposure in aquatic invertebrates can cause significant negative effects compared to natural particles - A meta-analysis.

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Deep-Feature-Based Approach to Marine Debris Classification

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Exploiting common senses: sensory ecology meets wildlife conservation and management

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The sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus as a bioeroder of plastic

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Environmental prevalence, fate, impacts, and mitigation of microplastics—a critical review on present understanding and future research scope

Patil, S., Bafana, A., Naoghare, P. K., Krishnamurthi, K., & Sivanesan, S. (2020) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-020-11700-4 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Fingerprinting Plastic-Associated Inorganic and Organic Matter on Plastic Aged in the Marine Environment for a Decade.

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Microplastics Ingestion and Chemical Pollutants in Seabirds of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)

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Microplastic Presence in the Pelagic Fish, Seriola dumerili, from Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean), and Assessment of Oxidative Stress and Detoxification Biomarkers in Liver

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Linking plastic ingestion research with marine wildlife conservation.

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Ibañez, A. E., Morales, L. M., Torres, D. S., Borghello, P., Haidr, N., & Montalti, D. (2020) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111351 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Chemical cues for intraspecific chemical communication and interspecific interactions in aquatic environments: applications for fisheries and aquaculture

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Exploring plastic-induced satiety in foraging green turtles.

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Eco-chemical mechanisms govern phytoplankton emissions of dimethylsulfide in global surface waters

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Ingestion and depuration of microplastics by a planktivorous coral reef fish, Pomacentrus amboinensis

Santana, M. F. M., Dawson, A. L., Motti, C. A., van Herwerden, L., Lefevre, C., & Kroon, F. J. (2021) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2021.641135 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Albatrosses and petrels at South Georgia as sentinels of marine debris input from vessels in the southwest Atlantic Ocean.

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Plastic food? Energy compensation of zebrafish (Danio rerio) after long-term exposure to polylactic acid biomicroplastics

Duan, Z., Chen, Y., Dou, Y., Fan, H., Wang, J., Cong, J., Sun, H., & Wang, L. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133604 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Microplastic bioaccumulation in estuary-caught fishery resource

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Bioaccumulation, transfer, and impacts of microplastics in aquatic food chains

McHale, M. E., & Sheehan, K. L. (2024) · Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment · doi:10.20517/jeea.2023.49 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

The use of European shag pellets as indicators of microplastic fibers in the marine environment

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Plastics in the environment as potential threat to life: an overview

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The influence of depositional environment on the abundance of microplastic pollution on beaches in the Bristol Channel, UK

Wilson, D. R., Godley, B. J., Haggar, G. L., Santillo, D. J., & Sheen, K. L. (2021) · Marine Pollution Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.111997 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Community-wide patterns of plastic ingestion in seabirds breeding at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

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Challenges of Learning to Escape Evolutionary Traps

Greggor, A. L., Trimmer, P. C., Barrett, B. J., & Sih, A. (2019) · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00408 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Automated μFTIR Imaging Demonstrates Taxon-Specific and Selective Uptake of Microplastic by Freshwater Invertebrates

Pan, C., Mintenig, S. M., Redondo‐Hasselerharm, P. E., Neijenhuis, P. H. M. W., Yu, K., Wang, Y., & Koelmans, A. A. (2021) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c03119 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Uptake of microplastics by marine worms depends on feeding mode and particle shape but not exposure time

Porter, A., Barber, D., Hobbs, C., Love, J., Power, A. L., Bakir, A., Galloway, T. S., & Lewis, C. N. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159287 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

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A systematic review and risk matrix of plastic litter impacts on aquatic wildlife: A case study of the Mekong and Ganges River Basins

Roman, L., Hardesty, B. D., & Schuyler, Q. A. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156858 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Natural history matters: Plastics in estuarine fish and sediments at the mouth of an urban watershed

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Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris.

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Ingestion of marine debris by the White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis): Is it increasing over time off southern Brazil?

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Birds of a feather eat plastic together: high levels of plastic ingestion in Great Shearwater adults and juveniles across their annual migratory cycle

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Birds as Bioindicators: Revealing the Widespread Impact of Microplastics

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Odors from marine plastic debris elicit foraging behavior in sea turtles.

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Odours from marine plastic debris induce food search behaviours in a forage fish

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