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Ingestion of microplastics by natural zooplankton groups in the northern South China Sea
Marine Pollution Bulletin2016
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Qingjie Li,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Yongfang Zhao,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun
Qingjie Li,
Junhua Liang,
Qingjie Li,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Qingjie Li,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Junhua Liang,
Mingliang Zhu,
Qingjie Li,
Xiaoxia Sun
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Yongfang Zhao,
Xiaoxia Sun
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Mingliang Zhu,
Qingjie Li,
Mingliang Zhu,
Qingjie Li,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Qingjie Li,
Yongfang Zhao,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Qingjie Li,
Junhua Liang,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Shan Zheng,
Mingliang Zhu,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Yongfang Zhao,
Yongfang Zhao,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Shan Zheng,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Junhua Liang,
Qingjie Li,
Qingjie Li,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun
Mingliang Zhu,
Junhua Liang,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Yongfang Zhao,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Junhua Liang,
Mingliang Zhu,
Mingliang Zhu,
Xiaoxia Sun
Qingjie Li,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Yongfang Zhao,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun,
Xiaoxia Sun
Shan Zheng,
Xiaoxia Sun
Summary
Researchers studied microplastic ingestion by five groups of natural zooplankton in the South China Sea using two different net sizes, finding microplastics — mainly fibers — at all sampling stations. The study provides the first data on microplastic ingestion by zooplankton in this region and highlights how small-mesh nets capture more contaminated organisms.
The ingestion of microplastics by five natural zooplankton groups in the northern South China Sea was studied for the first time and two types of sampling nets (505μm and 160μm in mesh size) were compared. The microplastics were detected in zooplankton sampled from 16 stations, with the fibrous microplastics accounting for the largest proportion (70%). The main component of the found microplastics was polyester. The average length of the microplastics was 125μm and 167μm for Nets I and II, respectively. The encounter rates of microplastics/zooplankton increased with trophic levels. The average encounter rate of microplastics/zooplankton was 5%, 15%, 34%, 49%, and 120% for Net I, and 8%, 21%, 47%, 60%, and 143% for Net II for copepods, chaetognaths, jellyfish, shrimp, and fish larvae, respectively. The average abundance of microplastics that were ingested by zooplankton was 4.1pieces/m for Net I and 131.5pieces/m for Net II.