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Plastics: An Additional Threat for Coral Ecosystems
Summary
Plastic debris accumulating in oceans poses a compounding threat to coral reef ecosystems already stressed by climate change, ocean acidification, and overfishing. Microplastics can smother corals, introduce pathogens, and leach toxic chemicals, threatening the biodiversity and fisheries these reefs support.
It is now recognized that plastics represent a new challenge for the preservation of biodiversity and the associated resources. Plastic debris mainly disseminates from land and accumulate in the oceans where they represent the major part of marine litter. Global...