Travelling light: Fouling biota on macroplastics arriving on beaches of remote Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

被引:56
作者
Rech, Sabine [1 ]
Thiel, Martin [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Borrell Pichs, Yaisel J. [1 ]
Garcia-Vazquez, Eva [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oviedo, Dept Funct Biol, E-33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
[2] Univ Catolica Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
[3] Millennium Nucleus Ecol & Sustainable Management, Coquimbo, Chile
[4] CEAZA, Coquimbo, Chile
关键词
Non-indigenous species; Fouling assembly; Long-distance rafting; Marine anthropogenic litter; South Pacific Subtropical Gyre; Oceanic islands; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSAL; TSUNAMI MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC DEBRIS; REEF CORALS; LITTER; BARNACLES; CIRRIPEDIA; BRYOZOA; COASTAL; OCEAN;
D O I
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.10.015
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Marine anthropogenic debris was sampled from two beaches on the remote South Pacific island Rapa Nui (Easter Island). Abundance, composition, and the attached fouling assemblages on stranded litter were analysed. Most litter (n = 172 items found) was composed of plastic material, and 34% of all litter items were fouled. The main fouling species was the encrusting bryozoan Jellyella eburnea. Transporting vectors were exclusively made from plastics and were mainly small items and fragments, probably stemming from the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre. We present the first report of Planes major, Halobates sericeus, and Pocillopora sp. on anthropogenic litter in the South Pacific.
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页码:119 / 128
页数:10
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