Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers with sizes ranging from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm) have become emer
Micro/nanoplastics (MNPs), plastic particles and fibers with sizes ranging from nanometers (≥ 1 nm) to micrometers (≤ 5 mm) have become emerging environmental pollutants and are widely distributed across various ecosystems worldwide. These tiny plastic particles not only pose a threat to marine ecosystems, but also present new challenges to terrestrial ecosystems. However, research on terrestrial MNPs lagged behind marine studies. In a study published in Trends in Plant Science, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and collaborators tried to fill in the knowledge gap of the uncertainty about the effects of MNPs on multi-trophic biological interactions and ecosystem functions, especially on plants and aboveground-underground (AG-BG) food webs.
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