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Seasonal variation in microplastics and zooplankton abundances and characteristics: The ecological vulnerability of an oceanic island system.
Sambolino, Annalisa; Herrera, Inma; Álvarez, Soledad; Rosa, Alexandra; Alves, Filipe; Canning-Clode, João; Cordeiro, Nereida; Dinis, Ana; Kaufmann, Manfred.
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  • Sambolino A; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; LB3, Faculty of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Marine Biology
  • Herrera I; Marine Biology Station of Funchal, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (BIOCON), IU-ECOAQUA, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain.
  • Álvarez S; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
  • Rosa A; Oceanic Observatory of Madeira (OOM), Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Portugal.
  • Alves F; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Oceanic Observatory of Madeira (OOM), Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and I
  • Canning-Clode J; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, USA.
  • Cordeiro N; LB3, Faculty of Exact Science and Engineering, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Dinis A; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and Innovation (ARDITI), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal; Oceanic Observatory of Madeira (OOM), Regional Agency for the Development of Research, Technology and I
  • Kaufmann M; Marine Biology Station of Funchal, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal; CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Mar Pollut Bull ; 181: 113906, 2022 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35835051
The ingestion of microplastics (MPs - plastic particles <5 mm) by planktivorous organisms represents a significant threat to marine food webs. To investigate how seasonality might affect plastic intake in oceanic islands' ecosystems, relative abundances and composition of MPs and mesozooplankton samples collected off Madeira Island (NE Atlantic) between February 2019 and January 2020 were analysed. MPs were found in all samples, with fibres accounting for 89 % of the particles. MPs and zooplankton mean abundance was 0.262 items/m3 and 18.137 individuals/m3, respectively. Their monthly variations follow the seasonal fluctuation of environmental parameters, such as currents, chlorophyll-a concentration, sea surface temperature and precipitation intensity. A higher MPs/zooplankton ratio was recorded in the warm season (May-Oct), reaching 0.068 items/individual when considering large-sized particles (1000-5000 µm). This is the first study to assess the seasonal variability of MPs in an oceanic island system providing essential information respecting its ecological impact in pelagic environments.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Microplásticos Límite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Contaminantes Químicos del Agua / Microplásticos Límite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Mar Pollut Bull Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido