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The project MICROBEEF: MICROplastic effects on marine BEnthic Ecosystems Functioning. Preliminary results and call for network.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2024
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Andrea Paluselli,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Andrea Paluselli,
Andrea Paluselli,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Elena Tamburini,
Antonio Pusceddu,
Andrea Paluselli,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Elena Tamburini,
Alessandro Cau,
Elena Tamburini,
Elena Tamburini,
Stefano Aliani
Antonio Pusceddu,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Alessandro Cau,
Andrea Paluselli,
Antonio Pusceddu,
Andrea Paluselli,
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Alessandro Cau,
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Elena Tamburini,
Stefano Aliani
Andrea Paluselli,
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Antonio Pusceddu,
Andrea Paluselli,
Andrea Paluselli,
Stefano Aliani
Alessandro Cau,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Elena Tamburini,
Antonio Pusceddu,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Antonio Pusceddu,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Antonio Pusceddu,
Andrea Paluselli,
Andrea Paluselli,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Antonio Pusceddu,
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Alessandro Cau,
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Andrea Paluselli,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Vincenzo Donnarumma,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Alessandro Cau,
Stefano Aliani
Stefano Aliani
Giuseppe Suaria,
Giuseppe Suaria,
Stefano Aliani
Summary
Researchers launched the MICROBEEF project to investigate the effects of environmentally relevant microplastic concentrations — including both fragments and microfibers — on marine benthic ecosystem functioning through manipulative experiments on marine sediments. Preliminary results and collaboration opportunities from this study were presented, aiming to fill knowledge gaps about how accumulated microplastics interact with and impair benthic biological processes.
Aquatic ecosystems are globally polluted with plastic waste, which is now considered one of the greatest environmental challenges of the 21st century. Plastic debris is dispersed across all environmental matrixes as microplastics (MP) in the form of fragments and microfibers (MF) and marine sediments are widely recognized as the ultimate accumulation zone within marine environment. Yet, it is not clear if accumulated particles could interact with surrounding sediments, eventually impairing marine benthic ecosystems functioning. With these premises, the project MICROBEEF aims to understand through manipulative experiments the bio-ecological effects of environmentally relevant concentrations ( Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/558996/document