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Title: The plastisphere Written by: duddy on Jul 17, 2013 (https://biology-forums.com/gallery/47/4_17_07_13_8_59_17.png) (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=12617) 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. Comments: Maybe that bacteria was on the plastic as it was being tossed in the ocean in the first place -- who knows! Written by: sarah! on Jul 19, 2013 Oh, my. Havens for bacteria :o Written by: doseofmegan on Jul 18, 2013 |