Colonization of plastic debris by the long-lived precious red coral Corallium rubrum: New insights on the “plastic benefits” paradox

Laura Carugati , Lorenzo Bramanti (1) , Bruna Giordano (1) , Lucia Pittura , Rita Cannas , Maria Cristina Follesa , Antonio Pusceddu , Alessandro Cau

1 LECOB - Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des environnements benthiques

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement; Biodiversité et Ecologie; Zoologie des invertébrés

Laura Carugati, Lorenzo Bramanti, Bruna Giordano, Lucia Pittura, Rita Cannas, et al.. Colonization of plastic debris by the long-lived precious red coral Corallium rubrum: New insights on the “plastic benefits” paradox. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021, 165, pp.112104. ⟨10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112104⟩. ⟨hal-03133625⟩