Data and code supporting: Microplastic burdens and trophic-transfer patterns differ between marine and freshwater metawebs

Summary

Note: This entry is actually a dataset and code repository rather than a full research paper with reported findings, so specific results (like how microplastics move up the food chain) aren't described here, just the tools and data used to study it. That said, the underlying research looks at how microplastics build up in animals and pass from prey to predator, comparing ocean and freshwater food webs. Understanding these patterns matters because it helps scientists predict how microplastic contamination might move through the food chain, including into fish and other foods humans eat.