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Carlos M.Duarte
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Field Chief Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science
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By Carlos M.Duarte| ScienceDirect@ Highlights•We conducted a seasonal sampling in an area of surface currents convergence. •We identified the central Red Sea as a hotspot of floating plastic. •Plastic concentrations vary seasonally according to the monsoons, lower in summer. •Plastic composition varies seasonally, with films more frequent in summer. •Most likely, plastic inputs are short-ranged in summer, long-ranged in winter.
By Carlos M.Duarte| ScienceDirect@ Highlights•Removal of plastic from the water by giant clams is assessed for the first time. •We identified two removal processes: active (ingestion) and passive (adhesion). •Passive removal is 35-fold higher that active removal. •Adhesion contributes to remove > 60% of plastic from the water column. •Removal rate depends on the concentration of plastic.
By Carlos M.Duarte| ScienceDirect@ Highlights•We conducted a seasonal sampling in an area of surface currents convergence. •We identified the central Red Sea as a hotspot of floating plastic. •Plastic concentrations vary seasonally according to the monsoons, lower in summer. •Plastic composition varies seasonally, with films more frequent in summer. •Most likely, plastic inputs are short-ranged in summer, long-ranged in winter.
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Frontiers in Marine Science