Measuring the physiological responses of Pocillopora acuta to biofilmed polyethylene microplastics exposure stress

• Main Author: Tay, Grace Syn Yee
• Other Authors: Federico Lauro
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences::Ecology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156720
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microplastics are a prevalent pollutant in today’s environment, particularly in marine ecosystems. These polymers allow the establishment of bacterial biofilms on their surfaces, which lead to the concentration of certain bacterial species on their surface. Corals reside in shallow, coastal regions...