Presence of microplastics in benthic and epibenthic organisms: Influence of habitat, feeding mode and trophic level.
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Summary
The results indicate that occurrence of MPs in analysed biota is not influenced by organism habitat or trophic level, while characteristics and typology of polymers might be significantly affected by feeding mode of organisms.
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- article
- Published
- 2018-12-01
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- 246
- References
- 40
- Access
- Open access
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Keywords
Trophic level, Microplastics, Benthic zone, Biota, Habitat
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