Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

Plastic pollution has infiltrated every ecosystem, but few studies have quantified the biogeochemical or ecological effects of plastic. Here the authors show that microplastics in ocean sediment can significantly alter microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.

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Autores principales: Meredith E. Seeley, Bongkeun Song, Renia Passie, Robert C. Hale
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2201cdba96ed4a5e97aff1609f53dbce2021-12-02T16:50:21ZMicroplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling10.1038/s41467-020-16235-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/2201cdba96ed4a5e97aff1609f53dbce2020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16235-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Plastic pollution has infiltrated every ecosystem, but few studies have quantified the biogeochemical or ecological effects of plastic. Here the authors show that microplastics in ocean sediment can significantly alter microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.Meredith E. SeeleyBongkeun SongRenia PassieRobert C. HaleNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
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Robert C. Hale
Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
description Plastic pollution has infiltrated every ecosystem, but few studies have quantified the biogeochemical or ecological effects of plastic. Here the authors show that microplastics in ocean sediment can significantly alter microbial community structure and nitrogen cycling.
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author Meredith E. Seeley
Bongkeun Song
Renia Passie
Robert C. Hale
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Bongkeun Song
Renia Passie
Robert C. Hale
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title Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
title_short Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
title_full Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
title_fullStr Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
title_full_unstemmed Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
title_sort microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling
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