Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas.

Haram, Linsey E; Carlton, James T; Centurioni, Luca; Crowley, Mary; Hafner, Jan; Maximenko, Nikolai; Murray, Cathryn Clarke; Shcherbina, Andrey Y et al. · Nat Commun · 2021

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Abstract

Discoveries of persistent coastal species in the open ocean shift our understanding of biogeographic barriers. Floating plastic debris from pollution now supports a novel sea surface community composed of coastal and oceanic species at sea that might portend significant ecological shifts in the marine environment.

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