Macroinvertebrate colonisation of macroplastic litter in minimally disturbed river sites, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Ali, Andrew A; Akamagwuna, Frank C; Nnadozie, Chika F; Odume, Oghenekaro N

Title: Macroinvertebrate colonisation of macroplastic litter in minimally disturbed river sites, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Ali, Andrew A
Creator: Akamagwuna, Frank C
Creator: Nnadozie, Chika F
Creator: Odume, Oghenekaro N
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2025
Date: 2025
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/484474
Identifier: vital:78916
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-024-10159-6
Description: Macroplastic pollution remains a growing global environmental concern, and our understanding of its interaction with aquatic organisms is underdeveloped. It is also less clear how hydraulic biotopes influence macroinvertebrates colonisation of macroplastic relative to natural substrates. We investigated temporal and spatial patterns of macroinvertebrate colonisation on macroplastic litters in contrasting stream hydraulic biotopes (riffle, pool, and run) in minimally impacted headwater streams of Eastern Cape, South Africa. Plastic substrates of different proportions of natural and plastic litter were deployed across four sites. The Substrate group included 100% natural substrates (NS), 50% natural material and 50% plastic litters (NP), and 100% plastic (PD) litters. Each substrate group was deployed in riffle, pool, and run habitats for six months at each site.
Format: 13 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Aquatic Ecology
Relation: Ali, A.A., Akamagwuna, F.C., Nnadozie, C.F. and Odume, O.N., 2025. Macroinvertebrate colonisation of macroplastic litter in minimally disturbed river sites, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Aquatic Ecology, pp.1-13
Relation: Aquatic Ecology volume 2025 number 1 1 13 2025 1573-5125
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