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The Behavior of Planktonic Copepods Minimizes the Entry of Microplastics in Marine Food Webs
Environmental Science & Technology2022
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Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Jiayi Xu,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jiayi Xu,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Sinja Rist,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rodrigo Almeda
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jiayi Xu,
Jiayi Xu,
Jiayi Xu,
Jiayi Xu,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Jiayi Xu,
Jiayi Xu,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jiayi Xu,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Sinja Rist,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Jiayi Xu,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Philipp Brun,
Rocío Rodríguez-Torres,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Philipp Brun,
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Jiayi Xu,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Sinja Rist,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Nanna B. Hartmann,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Rodrigo Almeda
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Torkel Gissel Nielsen,
Jiayi Xu,
Sinja Rist,
Rodrigo Almeda
Summary
Researchers found that planktonic copepods across all major feeding behaviors ingested microplastics at rates up to ten times lower than similar-sized microalgae, suggesting that copepod feeding strategies naturally limit the entry of microplastics into marine food webs.
Study Type
Environmental
The entry of microplastics (MPs) into marine food webs is a major environmental concern. We investigated how the behavior of planktonic copepods influences the risk of MPs to enter marine food webs by applying a trait-based approach and by combining experiments (bottle incubations and video observations) with biogeographical analyses. We aimed to evaluate which type of feeding behavior is most risky in terms of MP ingestion and which marine geographical areas are more susceptible to MP ingestion by planktonic copepods. We used different species as models of the main foraging behaviors in planktonic copepods: feeding-current, cruising, ambush, and mixed behavior feeding. All behaviors showed a similarly low risk of MP ingestion, up to 1 order of magnitude lower than for similar-sized microalgae. We did not observe any influence of the prey type or MP size (8 and 20 μm) on MP ingestion for any of the behaviors. By mapping the global distribution of feeding behaviors, we showed that feeding-current feeding is the most common behavior, but the risk of MP ingestion remains equally low across the global ocean, independently of the predominant behavior. Overall, our results suggest a low risk of MP ingestion by planktonic copepods and therefore a minimal risk of trophic transfer of MPs via marine pelagic copepods in marine ecosystems.