Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

Kane, Ian A.; Clare, Michael A.; Miramontes, Elda; Wogelius, Roy; Rothwell, James J.; Garreau, Pierre; Pohl, Florian

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Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

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Kane, Ian A., Clare, Michael A., Miramontes, Elda, Wogelius, Roy, Rothwell, James J., Garreau, Pierre, Pohl, Florian·2020·Science

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Not just settling: What controls the distribution of microplastics on the deep seafloor? Kane et al. show that the answer to that question is more complicated than particles simply settling from where they are found on the sea surface (see the Perspective by Mohrig). Using data that they collected off the coast of Corsica, the authors show that thermohaline-driven currents can control the distribution of microplastics by creating hotspots of accumulation, analogous to their role in causing focused areas of seafloor sediment deposition. Such currents also supply oxygen and nutrients to deep-sea benthos, so deepsea biodiversity hotspots are also likely to be microplastic hotspots. Science , this issue p. 1140 ; see also p. 1055

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Authors: Kane, I. A., Clare, M. A., Miramontes, E., Wogelius, R., Rothwell, J. J., Garreau, P., & Pohl, F.
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 2020-06-05
Volume: 368
Issue: 6495
Pages: 1140-1145
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aba5899
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Language: en
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