Transforming encounters: A review of the drivers and mechanisms of macrofaunal plastic fragmentation in the environment

Plastic has infiltrated every ecosystem on the planet, making encounters between this anthropogenic pollutant and fauna inevitable. Abiotic environmental breakdown involving light, oxygen, temperature and mechanical forces is well-characterized, while biotic degradation mechanisms are less well-unde...

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Main Authors: Julia Rambacher, Olga Pantos, Scott Hardwick, Elissa Z. Cameron, Sally Gaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2755094X23000068/type/journal_article