Besides climate change, plastic pollution and bioinvasions are currently among the most pervasive human-based threats to biodiversity (Molnar et al. 2008, Gall and Thompson 2015). Overall, plastic ingestion by marine animals, its toxicity, and the capability to take up and accumulate other toxins from the marine environment are some of the main reasons for increasing scientific attention. Recently, plastic debris was reported in the deep sea, indicating that anthropogenic effects are probably reaching even the most unexplored places on Earth.

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在西南大西洋搭便车的入侵珊瑚

除了气候变化，塑料污染和生物入侵目前是对生物多样性最普遍的人类威胁（Molnar 等人，2008 年，Gall 和 Thompson 2015 年）。总体而言，海洋动物摄入塑料、其毒性以及从海洋环境中吸收和积累其他毒素的能力是引起科学关注的一些主要原因。最近，在深海中报道了塑料碎片，这表明人为影响甚至可能影响到地球上最未开发的地方。