Marine macroinvertebrates inhabiting plastic litter in Peru

被引：46

作者：

Enrique De-la-Torre, Gabriel ^{[1
]}

Carolina Dioses-Salinas, Diana ^{[1
]}

Licinio Perez-Baca, Barnaby ^{[1
]}

Millones Cumpa, Leslye Alexandra ^{[1
]}

Ivan Pizarro-Ortega, Carlos ^{[1
]}

Torres, Fernando G. ^{[2
]}

Gonzales, Karen N. ^{[2
]}

Santillan, Luis ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru

[2] Pontificia Univ CatOlica Peril, Dept Mech Engn, Av Univ 1801, Lima 32, Peru

[3] Museo Delfines, Peruvian Ctr Cetacean Res CEPEC, Lima 20, Peru

来源：

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN | 2021年 / 167卷

关键词：

Rafting; Alien; Non-indigenous; Vector; Anthropogenic; Bivalvia; ANTHROPOGENIC LITTER; SEMIMYTILUS-ALGOSUS; DEBRIS; ENVIRONMENT; DISPERSAL; INVASION; MICROPLASTICS; HITCHHIKING; POLLUTION; POLYMERS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112296

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Marine litter, such as plastic bags, bottles, fabrics, or fishing gear, serve as a shelter for many marine organisms that are likely to colonize artificial substrata. Such assemblages can potentially turn marine litter into vectors of alien invasive species (AIS). Here, we report the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates inhabiting marine litter in Peruvian beaches. Results indicate that most of the fouled items found came from land-based sources (81.5%) and Bivalvia was the most abundant class (53.5%), mainly composed of the mussel Semimytilus algosus. No significant differences were found in the abundance and diversity of macroinvertebrates (class level) among sampling sites or sources of litter. Polypropylene and low-density polyethylene items were most frequently found with fouled biota. Although none of the identified species were non-native to the coast of Peru, we discuss marine litter as a potential source of AIS in this region.

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