Preferential grazing and repackaging of small polyethylene microplastic particles (≤ 5 μm) by the ciliate Sterkiella sp.
Rafael Bermúdez, Marc Métian, François Oberhänsli, Angus Taylor, Peter W. Swarzenski
Topics & Concepts
CiliateAlgaeMicroplasticsIsochrysis galbanaZooplanktonFood webGrazingEnvironmental chemistryFood chainCopepodChemistryBiologyEnvironmental scienceEcologyPredationCrustaceanMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties