Canopy Accumulation: Are Seagrass Meadows a Sink of Microplastics?

Canopy Accumulation: Are Seagrass Meadows a Sink of Microplastics?

A growing body of research is documenting the accumulation of microplastics within marine sediments around the world. The hydrodynamic influences of seagrasses in coastal environments are shown to increase sedimentation of finer particles and as a result there has been speculation that this attribut...

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Main Authors: Richard K. F. Unsworth, Alex Higgs, Bettina Walter, Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth, Isabella Inman, Benjamin L. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Oceans
Subjects:
Zostera
sediment
marine
microbeads
pollution
eelgrass
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/2/1/10

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