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The paradox of constant oceanic plastic debris: evidence for evolved microbial biodegradation?

Ricard Solé, Ernest Fontich, Blai Vidiella, Salva Duran-Nebreda, Raúl Montañez, Jordi Piñero, Sergi Valverde
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/135582
Ricard Solé
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
3Santa Fe Institute, 399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe NM 87501, USA
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Ernest Fontich
4Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada i Anàlisi, Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
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Blai Vidiella
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Salva Duran-Nebreda
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Raúl Montañez
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Jordi Piñero
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Sergi Valverde
1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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https://doi.org/10.1101/135582
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  • May 9, 2017.
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  1. Ricard Solé1,2,3,*,
  2. Ernest Fontich4,
  3. Blai Vidiella1,2,
  4. Salva Duran-Nebreda1,2,
  5. Raúl Montañez1,2,
  6. Jordi Piñero1,2 and
  7. Sergi Valverde1,2
  1. 1ICREA-Complex Systems Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEXS Dr Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
  2. 2Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 37, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
  3. 3Santa Fe Institute, 399 Hyde Park Road, Santa Fe NM 87501, USA
  4. 4Departament de Matemàtica Aplicada i Anàlisi, Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, 08007 Barcelona, Spain
  1. ↵*corresponding author
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The paradox of constant oceanic plastic debris: evidence for evolved microbial biodegradation?
Ricard Solé, Ernest Fontich, Blai Vidiella, Salva Duran-Nebreda, Raúl Montañez, Jordi Piñero, Sergi Valverde
bioRxiv 135582; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/135582
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The paradox of constant oceanic plastic debris: evidence for evolved microbial biodegradation?
Ricard Solé, Ernest Fontich, Blai Vidiella, Salva Duran-Nebreda, Raúl Montañez, Jordi Piñero, Sergi Valverde
bioRxiv 135582; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/135582

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