Coral Feeding Behavior on Microplastics

Khandker Tarin Tahsin; Nachaphon Sangmanee; Charernmee Chamchoy; Supphakarn Phoaduang; Thamasak Yeemin; Ekbordin Winijkul

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-36351-1_3

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Coral Feeding Behavior on Microplastics

Environmental chemistry for a sustainable world 2023 3 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.

Khandker Tarin Tahsin, Nachaphon Sangmanee, Charernmee Chamchoy, Supphakarn Phoaduang, Thamasak Yeemin, Ekbordin Winijkul

Summary

Researchers reviewed how corals interact with microplastics, finding that these marine invertebrates can ingest plastic particles, which may disrupt their natural feeding behavior and accumulate in reef ecosystems. Because corals form the foundation of marine food webs, microplastic ingestion at this level could have cascading effects throughout ocean food chains.

Microplastics travel along food chain, bio-accumulates in organisms, and interferes with natural feeding habits of marine organisms, yet effect of microplastics on marine invertebrates such as corals are poorly known. Here we first review microplastics with focus on...

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