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92. Mccormick A, Hoellein TJ, Mason SA, Schluep J, Kelly JJ (2014) Microplastic is an abundant
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93. Harrison JP, Schratzberger M, Sapp M, Osborn AM (2014) Rapid bacterial colonization of
low-density polyethylene microplastics in coastal sediment microcosms. BMC Microbiol
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94. Miao L, Wang P, Jun Hou Yu, Yao ZL, Liu S, Li T (2018) Distinct community structure and
microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics. Sci Total Environ 650:2395–2402
95. Kooi M, van Nes EH, Scheffer M, Koelmans AA (2017) Ups and downs in the ocean: effects
of biofouling on vertical transport of microplastics. Environ Sci Technol 51(14):7963–7971
96. Seeley ME, Song B, Passie R, Hale RC (2020) Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial
communities and nitrogen cycling. Nat Commun 11(1):2372
97. Shen M, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zeng G, Wen X, Yi H, Ye S, Ren X, Song B (2019)
Micro(nano)plastics: unignorable vectors for organisms. Mar Pollut Bull 139:328–331
98. Cole M, Lindeque P, Fileman E, Halsband C, Galloway TS (2015) The impact of
polystyrene microplastics on feeding, function and fecundity in the marine copepod Calanus
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99. Ward BB (2008) Nitrification in Marine systems. Nitrogen in the Marine environment (2nd
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100. Choi SY, Rodríguez H, Nimal Gunaratne HQ, Puga AV, Gilpin DF, Mcgrath S, Vyle JS,
Tunney MM, Rogers RD, Mcnally T (2014) Dual functional ionic liquids as antimicrobials
and plasticisers for medical grade PVCs. RSC Adv 4(17):8567–8581
101. Cluzard M, Kazmiruk TN, Kazmiruk VD, Bendell L (2015) Intertidal concentrations of
microplastics and their influence on ammonium cycling as related to the shellfish industry.
Arch Environ Contamination Toxicol 69(3):310–319
102. Pratt DR, Pilditch CA, Lohrer AM, Thrush SF, Kraan C (2015) Spatial distributions of grazing
activity and microphytobenthos reveal scale-dependent relationships across a sedimentary
gradient. Estuaries Coasts 38(3):722–734
103. Tobias C, Giblin A, McClelland J, Tucker J, Peterson B (2003) Sediment DIN fluxes and
preferential recycling of benthic microalgal nitrogen in a shallow macrotidal estuary. Mar
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104. Fulweiler RW, Brown SM, Nixon SW, Jenkins BD (2013) Evidence and a conceptual model for
the co-occurrence of nitrogen fixation and denitrification in heterotrophic marine sediments.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 482:57–68
105. Woodin S, Volkenborn N, Pilditch CA, Lohrer AM, Wethey DS, Hewitt JE, Thrush SF (2016)
Same pattern, different mechanism: locking onto the role of key species in seafloor ecosystem
process. Sci Rep 6:26678
106. Gladstone-Gallagher RV, Hughes RW, Douglas EJ, Pilditch CA (2018) Biomass-dependent
seagrass resilience to sediment eutrophication. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 501:54–64
107. You Y, Thrush SF, Hope JA (2020) The impacts of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics
(mPETs) on ecosystem functionality in marine sediment. Mar Pollut Bull 160:111624
108. Huang Y, Li W, Wang F, Yao J, Yang W, Han L, Lin D, Min B, Zhi Y, Grieger K, Yao J (2021)
Effect of microplastics on ecosystem functioning: microbial nitrogen removal mediated by
benthic invertebrates. Sci Total Environ 754:142133
B. Yan et al.
and eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica): implications for using bivalves as bioindicators of
microplastic pollution. Environ Sci Technol 53(15):8776–6784
90. Silva Carlos JM, Patricio Silva AL, Campos D, Soares Amadeu MVM, Pestana Joao
LT, Gravato C (2020) Lumbriculus variegatus (oligochaeta) exposed to polyethylene
microplastics: biochemical, physiological and reproductive responses. Ecotoxicol Environ
Saf 207:111375
91. Li C, Gan Y, Dong J, Fang J, Chen H, Quan Q, Liu J (2020) Impact of microplastics on
microbial community in sediments of the Huangjinxia Reservoir—water source of a water
diversion project in western China, China. Chemosphere 253:126740
92. Mccormick A, Hoellein TJ, Mason SA, Schluep J, Kelly JJ (2014) Microplastic is an abundant
and distinct microbial habitat in an urban river. Environ Sci Technol 48(20):11863–11871
93. Harrison JP, Schratzberger M, Sapp M, Osborn AM (2014) Rapid bacterial colonization of
low-density polyethylene microplastics in coastal sediment microcosms. BMC Microbiol
14:232
94. Miao L, Wang P, Jun Hou Yu, Yao ZL, Liu S, Li T (2018) Distinct community structure and
microbial functions of biofilms colonizing microplastics. Sci Total Environ 650:2395–2402
95. Kooi M, van Nes EH, Scheffer M, Koelmans AA (2017) Ups and downs in the ocean: effects
of biofouling on vertical transport of microplastics. Environ Sci Technol 51(14):7963–7971
96. Seeley ME, Song B, Passie R, Hale RC (2020) Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial
communities and nitrogen cycling. Nat Commun 11(1):2372
97. Shen M, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Zeng G, Wen X, Yi H, Ye S, Ren X, Song B (2019)
Micro(nano)plastics: unignorable vectors for organisms. Mar Pollut Bull 139:328–331
98. Cole M, Lindeque P, Fileman E, Halsband C, Galloway TS (2015) The impact of
polystyrene microplastics on feeding, function and fecundity in the marine copepod Calanus
helgolandicus. Environ Sci Technol 49(2):1130–1137
99. Ward BB (2008) Nitrification in Marine systems. Nitrogen in the Marine environment (2nd
Edition), pp 199–261
100. Choi SY, Rodríguez H, Nimal Gunaratne HQ, Puga AV, Gilpin DF, Mcgrath S, Vyle JS,
Tunney MM, Rogers RD, Mcnally T (2014) Dual functional ionic liquids as antimicrobials
and plasticisers for medical grade PVCs. RSC Adv 4(17):8567–8581
101. Cluzard M, Kazmiruk TN, Kazmiruk VD, Bendell L (2015) Intertidal concentrations of
microplastics and their influence on ammonium cycling as related to the shellfish industry.
Arch Environ Contamination Toxicol 69(3):310–319
102. Pratt DR, Pilditch CA, Lohrer AM, Thrush SF, Kraan C (2015) Spatial distributions of grazing
activity and microphytobenthos reveal scale-dependent relationships across a sedimentary
gradient. Estuaries Coasts 38(3):722–734
103. Tobias C, Giblin A, McClelland J, Tucker J, Peterson B (2003) Sediment DIN fluxes and
preferential recycling of benthic microalgal nitrogen in a shallow macrotidal estuary. Mar
Ecol Progr 257(8):25–36
104. Fulweiler RW, Brown SM, Nixon SW, Jenkins BD (2013) Evidence and a conceptual model for
the co-occurrence of nitrogen fixation and denitrification in heterotrophic marine sediments.
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 482:57–68
105. Woodin S, Volkenborn N, Pilditch CA, Lohrer AM, Wethey DS, Hewitt JE, Thrush SF (2016)
Same pattern, different mechanism: locking onto the role of key species in seafloor ecosystem
process. Sci Rep 6:26678
106. Gladstone-Gallagher RV, Hughes RW, Douglas EJ, Pilditch CA (2018) Biomass-dependent
seagrass resilience to sediment eutrophication. J Exp Mar Biol Ecol 501:54–64
107. You Y, Thrush SF, Hope JA (2020) The impacts of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics
(mPETs) on ecosystem functionality in marine sediment. Mar Pollut Bull 160:111624
108. Huang Y, Li W, Wang F, Yao J, Yang W, Han L, Lin D, Min B, Zhi Y, Grieger K, Yao J (2021)
Effect of microplastics on ecosystem functioning: microbial nitrogen removal mediated by
benthic invertebrates. Sci Total Environ 754:142133