Are microplastics destabilizing the global network of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem services?

S Sridharan, M Kumar, NS Bolan, L Singh… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plastic has created a new man-made ecosystem called plastisphere. The plastic pieces
including microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have emerged as a global concern …

Terrestrial mammals of the Americas and their interactions with plastic waste

F Ayala, M Zeta-Flores, S Ramos-Baldárrago… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Plastics have brought many benefits to society, but their mismanagement has turned them
into a serious environmental problem. Today, the effects of plastic waste on wildlife are …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking anthropogenic microparticles in wildlife of an alpine insular environment

SJ Álvarez-Méndez, FJ Díaz-Peña… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the isolation of remote natural regions, it has been discovered that they are
experiencing the accumulation of anthropogenic microparticles (ie, microplastics or natural …

[HTML][HTML] Using feces to indicate plastic pollution in terrestrial vertebrate species in western Thailand

J Teampanpong, P Duengkae - PeerJ, 2024 - peerj.com
Plastic pollution is a widespread and growing concern due to its transformation into
microplastics (MPs), which can harm organisms and ecosystems. This study, aimed to …

The chemical landscape of tropical mammals in the Anthropocene

CA Chapman, T Steiniche, KM Benavidez… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Sixty years ago, Rachel Carson published her book Silent Spring, which focused
the world's attention on the dangers of pesticides. Since that time human impacts on the …

Garbage consumption by Arctic terrestrial predators in one of the most pristine land areas on Earth

A Gort-Esteve, M Abrham, C Carøe, J Måsviken… - Polar …, 2024 - polarresearch.net
Garbage may cause substantial environmental perturbations, in part because of its
consumption by wildlife. Such consumption may have direct health implications for animals …

Microplastics in large marine herbivores: Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Tampa Bay

S Gowans, ANS Siuda - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Although there is growing concern about ingestion of microplastics by marine organisms,
little research has been conducted on marine herbivores. This is the first study to document …

Transforming encounters: A review of the drivers and mechanisms of macrofaunal plastic fragmentation in the environment

J Rambacher, O Pantos, S Hardwick… - Cambridge Prisms …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Plastic has infiltrated every ecosystem on the planet, making encounters between this
anthropogenic pollutant and fauna inevitable. Abiotic environmental breakdown involving …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic ingestion by greater one-horned rhinos in Nepal: An emerging conservation threat

B Awasthi, BR Lamichhane, KR McConkey - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution is potentially a major threat to the health of terrestrial organisms, including
megafauna, but its effects are relatively understudied compared to marine ecosystems. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Cobras in peril: Reporting the death of two monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia)(Squamata: Elapidae) due to consumption of anthropogenic plastic debris

AD Mahapatra, V Santra, S Jana, SK Ghorai - Journal of Asia-Pacific …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of commonly used and often carelessly discarded plastics are well reported in
marine animals but have been poorly reported in the terrestrial animals. Here, we report for …