Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

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MicroplasticsBiogeochemical cycleMicrocosmEnvironmental chemistryNitrogen cycleEnvironmental scienceSedimentEcosystemMicrobial population biologySalt marshCarbon cycleEcologyNitrogenChemistryGeologyBiology

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Pages: 2372-2372
Citations: 1040
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                                    Meredith Evans Seeley, 
                                
                                    Bongkeun Song, 
                                
                                    Renia Passie
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling. 
                            Nature Communications
                            , 11
                            (1)
                            , 2372-2372.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16235-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16235-3