From the surface to the seafloor: How giant larvaceans transport microplastics into the deep sea

Plastics and microplastics in the oceans: From emerging pollutants to emerged threat

(2017) Carlo Giacomo Avio et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

New technology reveals the role of giant larvaceans in oceanic carbon cycling

(2017) Kakani Katija et al.   Science Advances

Plastic waste in the marine environment: A review of sources, occurrence and effects

(2016) W.C. LI et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Zooplankton fecal pellets, marine snow, phytodetritus and the ocean’s biological pump

(2015) Jefferson T. Turner   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean

(2014) Jean-Pierre W. Desforges et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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

The deep sea is a major sink for microplastic debris

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

Debris in the deep: Using a 22-year video annotation database to survey marine litter in Monterey Canyon, central California, USA

(2013) Kyra Schlining et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Microplastic pollution in deep-sea sediments

(2013) Lisbeth Van Cauwenberghe et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The physical impacts of microplastics on marine organisms: A review

(2013) Stephanie L. Wright et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Microplastic Ingestion by Zooplankton

(2013) Matthew Cole et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Plastic for dinner? Observations of frequent debris ingestion by pelagic predatory fishes from the central North Pacific

(2013) CA Choy et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Effect of Type and Concentration of Ballasting Particles on Sinking Rate of Marine Snow Produced by the Appendicularian Oikopleura dioica

(2013) Fabien Lombard et al.   PLoS One

Ingested plastic transfers hazardous chemicals to fish and induces hepatic stress

(2013) Chelsea M. Rochman et al.   Scientific Reports

The effect of wind mixing on the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris

(2012) T. Kukulka et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Active prey rejection in the filter-feeding appendicularianOikopleura dioica

(2011) F. Lombard et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Plastic ingestion by mesopelagic fishes in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre

(2011) P Davison et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Microplastics in the marine environment

(2011) Anthony L. Andrady   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The bathypelagic community of Monterey Canyon

(2010) Bruce H. Robison et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Particle capture mechanisms in suspension-feeding invertebrates

(2010) HU Riisgård et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Filtration of submicrometer particles by pelagic tunicates

(2010) K. R. Sutherland et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

House morphology and mechanisms of feeding in the Oikopleuridae (Tunicata, Appendicularia)

(2009) Alice L. Alldredge   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Transport and release of chemicals from plastics to the environment and to wildlife

(2009) E. L. Teuten et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A comparison of mesopelagic mesozooplankton community structure in the subtropical and subarctic North Pacific Ocean

(2008) Deborah K. Steinberg et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY