High Concentrations of floating life in the North Pacific Garbage Patch
F. Chong, M. Spencer, N. Maximenko, J. Hafner, A. McWhirter, R. R. Helm
The paper finds higher densities of floating life in the center of the North Pacific Garbage Patch compared to its periphery, with a positive correlation between neuston abundance and plastic abundance.
bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2022 · PreprintEcology