Marine microplastic-associated biofilms - A review

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 551-562

  Oberbeckmann, Sonja ^a   Löder, Martin G J ^b   Labrenz, Matthias ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

biofilm communities; marine plastic pollution; microorganisms; microplastics.

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; FOOD WEB; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASTIC;

EID: 84942608544     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN15069     Document Type: Article

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