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High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch

Floating life (obligate neuston) is a core component of the ocean surface food web. However, only 1 region of high neustonic abundance is known so far, the Sargasso Sea in the Subtropical North Atlantic gyre, where floating life provides critical habitat structure and ecosystem services. Here, we hy...

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Autores principales: Chong, Fiona, Spencer, Matthew, Maximenko, Nikolai, Hafner, Jan, McWhirter, Andrew C., Helm, Rebecca R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10159152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37141195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001646