Dietary descriptions based on stomach content are pervasive regardless of the biases
concerning its methodology, statistics and descriptors. We here review different biases on …

The rapid and silent emergence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment has recently
become a global problem with more and more studies are showing the harmful effects of …

Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm in size) are known to be widespread in the marine
environment but are still poorly studied in Polar Regions, particularly in the Antarctic. As …

Dietary and predator–prey studies are more frequently relying on DNA metabarcoding
methods, typically achieving results that have a better taxonomic resolution (eg, species …

Microplastics are a relevant environmental concern in marine ecosystems due to their
ubiquity. However, knowledge on their dispersion patterns within the ocean basin and the …

The Stomiiformes includes about 455 species of mostly mesopelagic fishes in the families
Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae, Sternoptychidae, and Stomiidae. Here we …

Plastic debris is ubiquitous in the hydrosphere. Yet, we lack an understanding of
contamination among deep-sea species and primarily how each trait can influence …

A size‐selective loss of smaller microplastics (< 1 mm) from surface pelagic waters has been
reported, yet few surveys have studied biological ingestion by deep‐pelagic organisms as a …

Microplastics are present in almost all seas and oceans, including the Southern Ocean. To
the south of the Antarctic Polar Front, microplastics are present mainly west to the Antarctic …

Global plastic production has surged since the 1960s, resulting in the pervasive presence of
microplastics in the environment, yet there is a substantial gap in understanding historical …