May Mesopelagic Fishes Play an Important Role as Vector of Microplastics Across the Mediterranean Trophic Web? A Case of Study in the Strait of Messina

Federica Laface; Cristina Pedà; Matteo Nannini; Giuseppe Cangemi; Valentina Sciutteri; Pietro Battaglia; Teresa Romeo

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-34455-8_26

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May Mesopelagic Fishes Play an Important Role as Vector of Microplastics Across the Mediterranean Trophic Web? A Case of Study in the Strait of Messina

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Federica Laface, Cristina Pedà, Matteo Nannini, Giuseppe Cangemi, Valentina Sciutteri, Pietro Battaglia, Teresa Romeo

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Researchers examine whether mesopelagic fish in the Strait of Messina act as vectors transferring ingested microplastics up the Mediterranean food web, finding that plastic ingestion by these deep-water species could play a significant role in contaminating higher trophic levels.

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous worldwide in marine environment, from the sea surface to deep waters, and also highly bioavailable to marine fauna by direct or secondary ingestion. To date, plastic ingestion is a concern for the health of marine organisms, but few...

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