Marine macroinvertebrates inhabiting plastic litter in Peru.
Alien
Anthropogenic
Bivalvia
Non-indigenous
Rafting
Vector
Journal
Marine pollution bulletin
ISSN: 1879-3363
Titre abrégé: Mar Pollut Bull
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0260231
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
08
10
2020
revised:
17
03
2021
accepted:
18
03
2021
pubmed:
3
4
2021
medline:
28
5
2021
entrez:
2
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Marine litter, such as plastic bags, bottles, fabrics, or fishing gear, serve as a shelter for many marine organisms that are likely to colonize artificial substrata. Such assemblages can potentially turn marine litter into vectors of alien invasive species (AIS). Here, we report the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates inhabiting marine litter in Peruvian beaches. Results indicate that most of the fouled items found came from land-based sources (81.5%) and Bivalvia was the most abundant class (53.5%), mainly composed of the mussel Semimytilus algosus. No significant differences were found in the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates (class level) among sampling sites or sources of litter. Polypropylene and low-density polyethylene items were most frequently found with fouled biota. Although none of the identified species were non-native to the coast of Peru, we discuss marine litter as a potential source of AIS in this region.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33799144
pii: S0025-326X(21)00330-1
doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112296
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Plastics
0
Waste Products
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
112296Informations de copyright
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