Taxonomic Composition Change after Environmental Levels Addition of Polyethylene Microplastic (PE-MPs) to Mediterranean Sediment: Case Study of Bizerte Lagoon Nematodes Communities

Ahmed Nasri; Fouzi Bouleefah; Fouzi Bouleefah; Amel Salhi‐Hannachi; Ibrahem Bokharem; Mohamed Allouche; Hamouda Beyrem; Ezzeddine Mahmoudi

doi:10.22259/2637-5575.0601002

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Taxonomic Composition Change after Environmental Levels Addition of Polyethylene Microplastic (PE-MPs) to Mediterranean Sediment: Case Study of Bizerte Lagoon Nematodes Communities

Journal of Zoological Research 2024

Ahmed Nasri, Fouzi Bouleefah, Fouzi Bouleefah, Amel Salhi‐Hannachi, Ibrahem Bokharem, Mohamed Allouche, Hamouda Beyrem, Ezzeddine Mahmoudi

Summary

Researchers investigated how environmentally relevant concentrations of polyethylene microplastics affect nematode community composition in Mediterranean lagoon sediments, documenting taxonomic shifts in these microscopic worms that serve as indicators of sediment health.