[HTML][HTML] Chronic effects of exposure to polyethylene microplastics may be mitigated at the expense of growth and photosynthesis in reef-building corals

M Rades, G Poschet, H Gegner, T Wilke… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The causes of the physiological effects of microplastic pollution, potentially harming reef-
building corals, are unclear. Reasons might include increased energy demands for handling …

Microplastic pollution in tropical coral reef ecosystems from the coastal South China Sea and their impacts on corals in situ

W Bian, Y Zeng, Y Li, G Na, J Mu, S Lv, M Liu - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral reefs possess extremely high ecological value in tropical and subtropical waters
worldwide. Microplastics as emerging and pervasive pollutants pose a great threat to the …

Possible sink of missing ocean plastic: Accumulation patterns in reef-building corals in the Gulf of Thailand

S Jandang, MB Alfonso, H Nakano, N Phinchan… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Individual coral polyps contain three distinct components—the surface mucus layer, tissue,
and skeleton; each component may exhibit varying extent of microplastic (MP) accumulation …

Bisphenol A leachate from polystyrene microplastics has species-specific impacts on scleractinian corals

EA Washington, AS Paley, AM Gulizia, CA Motti… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic waste causes pervasive environmental contamination and can result in the release of
harmful chemical leachates into marine ecosystems, especially as they fragment to smaller …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing microplastic concentrations have nonlinear impacts on the physiology of reef-building corals

V Tirpitz, M Hutter, H Hutter, J Prume, M Koch… - Science of the Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
The pollution of marine environments with plastics, particularly microplastic (MP, ie, plastic
particles< 5 mm), is a major threat to marine biota, including corals. While the effects of MPs …

Coral reef attributes associated with microplastic exposure

C Hankins, D Lasseigne, SM Davis, K Edwards… - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Coral reef declines have been documented since the 1980's from a variety of global and
local stressors. Management resource tools are needed to preserve these fragile …

Climate Change and Microplastics: Their Impacts and Interactions with Corals and Coral Reefs

JB Axworthy - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Coral reefs are some of the most important ecosystems worldwide, yet they are some of the
most threatened by global change, including the effects of thermal stress and plastic …