Sinking of floating plastic debris caused by biofilm development in a freshwater lake

X Chen, X **ong, X Jiang, H Shi, C Wu - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution has been increasingly reported in both marine environment and inland
waters, but their fate is not well understood. Several studies have showed that the surface of …

Spatial and seasonal variations in biofilm formation on microplastics in coastal waters

B Zhang, X Yang, L Liu, L Chen, J Teng, X Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
At present, microplastics (MPs) have gradually become a hot issue in marine environmental
pollution and may pose a potential threat to marine ecosystems. Since MPs are not easily …

Physicochemical behavior and ecological risk of biofilm-mediated microplastics in aquatic environments

R Zhou, X Huang, Y Ni, Z Ma, H Wei, Q **, Z Ding - Aquatic Toxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments has become the core of
environmental pollution. In recent years, the inevitable biological aging process of MPs in …

Small-sized omnivorous fish induce stronger effects on food webs than warming and eutrophication in experimental shallow lakes

JP Pacheco, C Aznarez, M Meerhoff, Y Liu, W Li… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Warming, eutrophication, and increased omnivory by small-sized fish are global change
processes that induce major effects on the food web structure and primary producers of …

Different climate scenarios alter dominance patterns among aquatic primary producers in temperate systems

LA Hansson, MK Ekvall, L He, Z Li… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In a future climate change perspective, the interactions among different life‐forms of primary
producers will likely be altered, leading to changes in the relative dominance among …

The role of epiphytic algae and grazing snails in stable states of submerged and of free-floating plants

G Koleszár, Z Nagy, ETHM Peeters, G Borics, G Várbíró… - Ecosystems, 2022 - Springer
Dominant floating and submerged rootless vegetation can be regarded as alternative stable
states world-wide. The competition between these two vegetation types can be strongly …

Responses of four submerged macrophytes to freshwater snail density (Radix swinhoei) under clear‐water conditions: A mesocosm study

Y Zhi, Y Liu, W Li, Y Cao - Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophytes play a key role in stabilizing clear‐water conditions in shallow freshwater
ecosystems. Their populations are maintained by a balance between plant grazing and …

Non-degradable Microplastic Promote Microbial Colonization: A Meta-analysis Comparing the Effects of Microplastic Properties and Environmental Factors

Z **, K Chen, Q Zhu, X Hu, S Tian, A **ang… - Environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Microplastics serve as favorable substrates for microbial colonization, promoting biofilm
formation, which consequently facilitates the accumulation of pollutants and aids in the …

Impact of microplastics on microbial diversity and pathogen distribution in aquaculture ecosystems: a seasonal analysis

X Liang, Y Ma, J Li, Y Ye, J Li - Environmental Pollution, 2025 - Elsevier
Microplastics, as a prominent emerging pollutant in marine environments, pose a serious
threat to the stability of marine ecosystems due to their resistance to biodegradation. MPs act …

Responses of submerged macrophytes and periphyton to warming under two nitrogen scenarios: A microcosm study

Y Liu, C Aznarez, E Jeppesen, H He, W Li, EE Levi… - Hydrobiologia, 2021 - Springer
Warming and higher nitrogen loading induced by increasing precipitation are expected
scenarios in north temperate regions as consequence of global climate change, with …