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Human Health Effects
Marine & Wildlife
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Commentary: Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs
Frontiers in Marine Science
2018
25 citations
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Gorka Bidegain,
Ika Paul-Pont
Summary
This commentary discusses evidence linking plastic waste on coral reefs to increased disease rates in corals, supporting the hypothesis that plastic debris can introduce pathogens and stress corals in ways that make them more susceptible to disease. The commentary calls for urgent action to reduce plastic reaching reef systems.
International audience