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Towards an ecology of soil microplastics
Functional Ecology ( IF 4.6 ) Pub Date : 2019-12-17 , DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13495
Maxwell S. Helmberger 1 , Lisa K. Tiemann 2 , Matthew J. Grieshop 1
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Microplastic pollution is a topic of increasing concern for the world's oceans, freshwaters and, most recently, soils. Microplastics have been found in soils across the globe. Like other anthropogenic pollutants, they can negatively affect a range of soil organisms through several mechanisms, though often dependent on particle size, shape and polymer type. However, microplastics are unique among pollutants due to the diversity of ways in which soil organisms may themselves be able to affect their occurrence and distribution and mediate their effects on the rest of the soil food web. In this review, we argue for a more explicitly ecological framing of this novel issue for the soil environment and discuss their potential interactions with soil communities, including microplastic formation via microbial and faunal fragmentation of large plastic debris and organisms such as earthworms placing microplastic particles in unique pedological contexts they could not otherwise reach. Ecological interactions may be crucial for dictating microplastics’ ultimate fate and effect on terrestrial ecosystems. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.

中文翻译:

迈向土壤微塑料的生态学

微塑料污染是世界海洋、淡水以及最近的土壤日益受到关注的话题。全球各地的土壤中都发现了微塑料。与其他人为污染物一样,它们可以通过多种机制对一系列土壤生物产生负面影响,但通常取决于颗粒大小、形状和聚合物类型。然而,微塑料在污染物中是独一无二的,因为土壤生物本身可能以多种方式影响它们的发生和分布,并调节它们对土壤食物网其他部分的影响。在这篇综述中,我们主张对土壤环境这一新问题进行更明确的生态框架,并讨论它们与土壤群落的潜在相互作用,包括通过微生物和动物群破碎大型塑料碎片和有机体(如蚯蚓)将微塑料颗粒置于它们无法到达的独特土壤环境中形成微塑料。生态相互作用对于决定微塑料的最终命运和对陆地生态系统的影响可能至关重要。可以在本文的支持信息中找到免费的普通语言摘要。
更新日期:2019-12-17
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