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How does mushroom coral work with microplastic

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The study shows that microplastic pollution can have negative impacts on hermatypic corals. These effects might amplify corals' susceptibility to other stressors, further contributing to community shifts in coral reef assemblages.

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Mushroom corals also ingest plastic particles, with a higher probability of retaining bio-fouled plastics, possibly because plastic that has been in the marine environment long enough to be colonized by micro- and macro-organisms becomes more palatable to corals.

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