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Additional file 1 of Community dynamics and functional traits drive microplastic sequestration by marine nematodes
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Supplementary materials for a study on community dynamics and functional traits driving microplastic sequestration by marine nematodes; full findings are reported in the primary publication. Marine nematodes represent an underappreciated biological pathway through which microplastics enter benthic food webs and sediment ecosystems.
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Additional file 1 of Community dynamics and functional traits drive microplastic sequestration by marine nematodes
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Supplementary materials for a study on community dynamics and functional traits driving microplastic sequestration by marine nematodes; full findings are reported in the primary publication. Marine nematodes represent an underappreciated biological pathway through which microplastics enter benthic food webs and sediment ecosystems.
Community dynamics and functional traits drive microplastic sequestration by marine nematodes
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