@misc{10498/34937,
year = {2019},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/34937},
abstract = {Plastic debris is one of themost extensive pollution problems our planet is facing today and a particular concern
formarine environment conservation. The dimension of the problemis so large that it is possible our current era
will generate an anthropogenic marker horizon of plastic in earth's sedimentary record. Here we present a new
type of plastic pollution, the ‘plasticrusts’, plastic debris encrusting the rocky surface, recently discovered in the
intertidal rocky shores of a volcanic Atlantic island. The potential impact that these new ‘plasticrusts’ may have
needs to be further explored, as e.g. potential ingestion by intertidal organisms could suppose a new pathway
for entrance of plastics into marine food webs. Consequently, its inclusion as a potential new marine debris category
in management and monitoring actions should be pondered.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
title = {Plasticrusts: a new potential threat in the Anthropocene’s rocky shores},
doi = {10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2019.06.123},
author = {Gestoso García, Ignacio José and Cacabelos, Eva and Ramalhosa, Patrício and Canning-Clode, João},
}