Macrofouling communities and the degradation of plastic bags in the sea: an in situ experiment

Modeling marine surface microplastic transport to assess optimal removal locations

(2016) Peter Sherman et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Biofilm and Diatom Succession on Polyethylene (PE) and Biodegradable Plastic Bags in Two Marine Habitats: Early Signs of Degradation in the Pelagic and Benthic Zone?

(2015) Andreas Eich et al.   PLoS One

Millimeter-Sized Marine Plastics: A New Pelagic Habitat for Microorganisms and Invertebrates

(2014) Julia Reisser et al.   PLoS One

Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea

(2014) Marcus Eriksen et al.   PLoS One

Marine biofilms on artificial surfaces: structure and dynamics

(2013) Maria Salta et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Life in the “Plastisphere”: Microbial Communities on Plastic Marine Debris

(2013) Erik R. Zettler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The plastic-associated microorganisms of the North Pacific Gyre

(2013) Henry S. Carson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Pioneer marine biofilms on artificial surfaces including antifouling coatings immersed in two contrasting French Mediterranean coast sites

(2012) Jean-François Briand et al.   BIOFOULING

Redox Transformations of Iron at Extremely Low pH: Fundamental and Applied Aspects

(2012) D. Barrie Johnson et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial Biofilms Facilitate Adhesion in Biofouling Invertebrates

(2010) John D. Zardus et al.   BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

Fouling and stability of polymers and composites in marine environment

(2010) Thangavelu Muthukumar et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Does primary colonization or community structure determine the succession of fouling communities?

(2010) Mauricio Cifuentes et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Degradation of plastic carrier bags in the marine environment

(2010) Tim O’Brine et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Early microbial biofilm formation on marine plastic debris

(2010) Delphine Lobelle et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Environmental implications of plastic debris in marine settings--entanglement, ingestion, smothering, hangers-on, hitch-hiking and alien invasions

(2009) M. R. Gregory   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments

(2009) D. K. A. Barnes et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Oxygen production and carbon fixation in oligotrophic coastal bays and the relationship with gross and net primary production

(2008) N González et al.   AQUATIC MICROBIAL ECOLOGY