Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas
Linsey E. Haram, James T. Carlton, Luca Centurioni, Mary Crowley, Jan Hafner, Nikolai Maximenko, Cathryn Clarke Murray, Andrey Shcherbina, Verena Hormann, Cynthia Wright, Gregory M. Ruiz
Abstract
Discoveries of persistent coastal species in the open ocean shift our understanding of biogeographic barriers. Floating plastic debris from pollution now supports a novel sea surface community composed of coastal and oceanic species at sea that might portend significant ecological shifts in the marine environment.
Topics & Concepts
OceanographyMarine debrisEcologyPollutionDebrisCoastal seaEnvironmental scienceGeographyBiologyGeologyMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry