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Posted by duddy   July 17, 2013   3328 views

Much of the debris in our oceans consists of small fragments of detritus no larger than a fingernail. These confetti-like plastic pieces act as microbial reefs – their own ecosystems – in the vast open ocean. Scientists are studying them to help better understand the predation and symbiosis in these mini ecosystems themselves and also how they are affecting the ocean and its other communities on a broader scale.

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Oh, my. Havens for bacteria Face with Open Mouth
Posted on Jul 18, 2013 by doseofmegan
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Maybe that bacteria was on the plastic as it was being tossed in the ocean in the first place -- who knows!
Posted on Jul 19, 2013 by sarah!
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