In most terrestrial ecosystems with high standing biomass and relatively low harvest of primary production by herbivores, the detrital food chain is dominant (Smith & Smith 2009). In deep-water ...

Microplastics were detected in nearly 12% of specimens, with earthworms showing the highest contamination rate at 30%, ...

From salads to fish and meat, microplastics are increasingly infiltrating the foods we consume, raising grave concerns about ...

supplying organisms higher up the food chain with energy and the structural building blocks of life. Land plants, or autotrophs, are terrestrial primary producers: organisms that manufacture ...

The authors of the study say the finding demonstrates plastics have entered the terrestrial food chain in this region—something that was previously unknown. The latest paper—published in the ...

While the infiltration of microplastics throughout the oceans is well-known, researchers said their findings provided the first evidence of contamination in the Antarctic terrestrial food chain.

While the infiltration of microplastics throughout the oceans is well-known, researchers said their findings provided the first evidence of contamination in the Antarctic terrestrial food chain.