First evidence of microplastics in the Marine Protected Area Namuncurá at Burdwood Bank, Argentina: a study on Henricia obesa and Odontaster penicillatus (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Cossi, Paula Fanny, Ojeda, Mariel Adriana, Chiesa, Ignacio Luis, Rimondino, Guido Noé, Fraysse, Cintia Pamela, Calcagno, Javier Ángel, Pérez, Analía Fernanda
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: FEEDING MODE; INVERTEBRATES; PLASTIC POLLUTION; SEA STARS; SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; Adriana; Antarctic; Argentina; Austral; Burdwood Bank; Guido; Antarc*; Polar Biology; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/160161

Large quantities of microplastics end up in the marine environment, constituting a potential threat for many organisms even in remote protected areas where the extent of this type of pollution is still unknown. This study evaluated for the first time the occurrence of microplastics in benthic organi...