2018
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33683-6
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Macro- and microplastics affect cold-water corals growth, feeding and behaviour

Abstract: Plastic contamination is now recognized as one of the most serious environmental issues for oceans. Both macro- and microplastic debris are accumulating in surface and deep waters. However, little is known about their impact on deep marine ecosystems and especially on the deep-sea reefs built by emblematic cold-water corals. The aim of this study was to investigate whether plastics affected the growth, feeding and behaviour of the main engineer species, Lophelia pertusa. Our experiments showed that both micro-… Show more

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“…Corals used for this study were selected from L. pertusa and M. oculata colonies collected live from the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon, in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (42°32'72"N, 03°25'28"E) at 540 m water depth in July 2012 by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Super Achille on the R/V Minibex (COMEX Company). Plastic debris have been observed in this location over the years (Fiala-Medioni et al, 2012;Chapron et al, 2018). Sampled corals were transferred onboard to aerated 30 L seawater tanks maintained at a constant temperature of 13°C using a chiller.…”
Section: Origin Of Coloniesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Corals used for this study were selected from L. pertusa and M. oculata colonies collected live from the Lacaze-Duthiers Canyon, in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea (42°32'72"N, 03°25'28"E) at 540 m water depth in July 2012 by the Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Super Achille on the R/V Minibex (COMEX Company). Plastic debris have been observed in this location over the years (Fiala-Medioni et al, 2012;Chapron et al, 2018). Sampled corals were transferred onboard to aerated 30 L seawater tanks maintained at a constant temperature of 13°C using a chiller.…”
Section: Origin Of Coloniesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The experimental design is similar to the one published earlier by Chapron et al (2018). The experiment consisted in three independent semi-closed flumes maintained in the dark at °C ± 0.5 °C in a thermoregulated room (for microplastics, control and macroplastics exposures; Fig.…”
Section: Aquaria Settingsmentioning
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“…Plastic wastes are persistent environmental pollutants. Larger pieces of plastic wastes present well-publicized ecological problems in terms of physical entanglement and entrapment [3], physical barriers for food supply [4], and digestive tract congestion. The smaller plastic pieces, particularly their miniaturized forms that are less than 5 mm in size, are generally termed microplastics (MPs) [5].…”
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confidence: 99%