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T1  - Benthic fauna contribute to microplastic sequestration in coastal sediments 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332482 
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A1  - Coppock, Rachel L.; Lindeque, Penelope K.; Cole, Matthew; Galloway, Tamara S.; Nakki, Pinja; Birgani, Hannah; Richards, Saskiya; Queiros, Ana M. 
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Y1  - 2021 
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AB  - Microplastics are ubiquitous in the marine environment, however, the mechanisms governing their uptake by, and burial within, seabed habitats are poorly understood. In this study, microplastic burial and its impact on fauna-mediated sedimentary processes was quantified at three coastal sites, and the potential contribution of burrowing faunal communities to this process assessed via functional trait diversity analysis of field data. In addition, laboratory exposures were used to assess whether s... 
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KW  - Marine pollution; Benthos; Bioturbation; Burial; Microplastic fate; ARENICOLA-MARINA; SMALL-SCALE; SEA; BIOTURBATION; ECHINODERMATA; COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; MAINTENANCE; REWORKING; RESPONSES; 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology; 1172 Environmental sciences 
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