Microplastics in corals: An emergent threat

Microplastics impair the feeding performance of a Mediterranean habitat-forming coral

(2020) Beatrice Savinelli et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice

(2020) A. Kelly et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation

(2020) Ian A. Kane et al.   SCIENCE

Do microplastics affect the zoanthid Zoanthus sociatus?

(2020) R.J.M. Rocha et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Coral reef survival under accelerating ocean deoxygenation

(2020) David J. Hughes et al.   Nature Climate Change

Investigating the composition and distribution of microplastics surface biofilms in coral areas

(2020) Limin Feng et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Physiological stress response of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata exposed to polyethylene microplastics

(2020) Chantal M. Lanctôt et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Nanoplastics in the oceans: Theory, experimental evidence and real world

(2020) Manuela Piccardo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Spatial variability of phthalates contamination in the reef-building corals Porites lutea, Pocillopora verrucosa and Pavona varians

(2020) Simone Montano et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Why do mesophotic coral ecosystems have to be protected?

(2020) Marcelo de Oliveira Soares et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastics in the coral reefs and their potential impacts on corals: A mini-review

(2020) Wei Huang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Differential enrichment and physiological impacts of ingested microplastics in scleractinian corals in situ

(2020) Jia Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Are We Speaking the Same Language? Recommendations for a Definition and Categorization Framework for Plastic Debris

(2019) Nanna B. Hartmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Microplastics and synthetic particles ingested by deep-sea amphipods in six of the deepest marine ecosystems on Earth

(2019) A. J. Jamieson et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Cold-water corals in decline – A temporal (4 year) species abundance and biodiversity appraisal of complete photomosaiced cold-water coral reef on the Irish Margin

(2019) Corie M. Boolukos et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Microplastic removal by red sea giant clam (Tridacna maxima)

(2019) Silvia Arossa et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic exposure and effects in aquatic organisms: A physiological perspective

(2019) Silvia Franzellitti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Microplastics as a threat to coral reef environments: Detection of phthalate esters in neuston and scleractinian corals from the Faafu Atoll, Maldives

(2019) Francesco Saliu et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Atmospheric transport and deposition of microplastics in a remote mountain catchment

(2019) Steve Allen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Response of bleached and symbiotic sea anemones to plastic microfiber exposure

(2019) Manoela Romanó de Orte et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Changes of energy fluxes in marine animal forests of the Anthropocene: factors shaping the future seascape

(2019) Sergio Rossi et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Sources, transport, and accumulation of different types of plastic litter in aquatic environments: A review study

(2019) A.E. Schwarz et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Patterns, dynamics and consequences of microplastic ingestion by the temperate coral, Astrangia poculata

(2019) Randi D. Rotjan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Adsorption behavior of organic pollutants and metals on micro/nanoplastics in the aquatic environment

(2019) Fei Yu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Sources, distribution and fate of microfibres on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

(2019) Lene H. Jensen et al.   Scientific Reports

Assessment on interactive prospectives of nanoplastics with plasma proteins and the toxicological impacts of virgin, coronated and environmentally released-nanoplastics

(2019) Ponnusamy Manogaran Gopinath et al.   Scientific Reports

Bleaching and necrosis of staghorn coral (Acropora formosa) in laboratory assays: Immediate impact of LDPE microplastics

(2019) Agung Dhamar Syakti et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Predicting the exposure of coastal species to plastic pollution in a complex island archipelago

(2019) Kay Critchell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics as vectors of contaminants

(2019) Gabriella Caruso   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term aquaria study suggests species-specific responses of two cold-water corals to macro-and microplastics exposure

(2019) Vincent Mouchi et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Impacts of microplastics on growth and health of hermatypic corals are species-specific

(2019) Jessica Reichert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in the environment: A critical review of current understanding and identification of future research needs

(2019) Zeynep Akdogan et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in subsurface waters of the western equatorial Atlantic (Brazil)

(2019) Tatiane Martins Garcia et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Distribution characteristics of microplastics in Zhubi Reef from South China Sea

(2019) Youjia Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Adhesion to coral surface as a potential sink for marine microplastics

(2019) Cecilia Martin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics in ballast water as an emerging source and vector for harmful chemicals, antibiotics, metals, bacterial pathogens and HAB species: A potential risk to the marine environment and human health

(2019) Ravidas Krishna Naik et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The ocean’s ultimate trashcan: Hadal trenches as major depositories for plastic pollution

(2019) Guyu Peng et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Microplastic exposure represses the growth of endosymbiotic dinoflagellate Cladocopium goreaui in culture through affecting its apoptosis and metabolism

(2019) Yilu Su et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Responses of reef building corals to microplastic exposure

(2018) Jessica Reichert et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastics disturb the anthozoan-algae symbiotic relationship

(2018) Nami Okubo et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs

(2018) Joleah B. Lamb et al.   SCIENCE

Coral reefs will transition to net dissolving before end of century

(2018) Bradley D. Eyre et al.   SCIENCE

Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

(2018) Terry P. Hughes et al.   SCIENCE

Mesophotic coral ecosystems are threatened and ecologically distinct from shallow water reefs

(2018) Luiz A. Rocha et al.   SCIENCE

Systematic Revision of Symbiodiniaceae Highlights the Antiquity and Diversity of Coral Endosymbionts

(2018) Todd C. LaJeunesse et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Acute microplastic exposure raises stress response and suppresses detoxification and immune capacities in the scleractinian coral Pocillopora damicornis

(2018) Jia Tang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Scleractinian coral microplastic ingestion: Potential calcification effects, size limits, and retention

(2018) Cheryl Hankins et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Smells good enough to eat: Dimethyl sulfide (DMS) enhances copepod ingestion of microplastics

(2018) Jade Procter et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The imprint of microfibres in southern European deep seas

(2018) Anna Sanchez-Vidal et al.   PLoS One

Profiles of bacterial assemblages from microplastics of tropical coastal environments

(2018) Emily Curren et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Microplastic pollution identified in deep-sea water and ingested by benthic invertebrates in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean

(2017) Winnie Courtene-Jones et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

High Quantities of Microplastic in Arctic Deep-Sea Sediments from the HAUSGARTEN Observatory

(2017) Melanie Bergmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Chemoreception drives plastic consumption in a hard coral

(2017) Austin S. Allen et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Tropical dead zones and mass mortalities on coral reefs

(2017) Andrew H. Altieri et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Microplastics in mussels along the coastal waters of China

(2016) Jiana Li et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Plastic microfibre ingestion by deep-sea organisms

(2016) M. L. Taylor et al.   Scientific Reports

Trophic dynamics of scleractinian corals: stable isotope evidence

(2015) P. Tremblay et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals

(2015) N. M. Hall et al.   MARINE BIOLOGY

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

(2014) L. C. Woodall et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The destruction of the ‘animal forests’ in the oceans: Towards an over-simplification of the benthic ecosystems

(2013) Sergio Rossi   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT