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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...
Autores principales: | Chong, Fiona, Spencer, Matthew, Maximenko, Nikolai, Hafner, Jan, McWhirter, Andrew C., Helm, Rebecca R. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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