Plastic pollution is recognized as a severe anthropogenic issue in the coastal and marine
ecosystems across the world. Unprecedented and continuous accumulation of growing …

Marine debris is listed among the major perceived threats to biodiversity, and is cause for
particular concern due to its abundance, durability and persistence in the marine …

In this review we report new findings concerning interaction between marine debris and
wildlife. Deleterious effects and consequences of entanglement, consumption and …

This review of 68 studies compares the methodologies used for the identification and
quantification of microplastics from the marine environment. Three main sampling strategies …

Marine wildlife faces a growing number of threats across the globe, and the survival of many
species and populations will be dependent on conservation action. One threat in particular …

Microplastics are the emerging non-degradable pollutants in natural ecosystems. It impacts
humans and wildlife, mainly aquatic species, by getting incorporated into the food chain due …

Marine debris and plastic pollution affect all coastal habitats, however coastal debris studies
are predominantly performed on sandy beaches. Other coastal habitats, such as mangroves …

Accelerated contamination of habitats with debris has caused increased effort to determine
ecological impacts. Strikingly, most work on organisms focuses on sublethal responses to …

Bay is a unique part of the ecosystem, acting as the intersection for marine and terrestrial
systems and hosting diverse biological organisms. The ubiquitous application of plastics has …

The accumulation of plastic debris is a global environmental problem due to its durability,
persistence, and abundance. Although effects of plastic debris on individual marine …