Hui Jin, Long Yao-Yue, Li Zi-Ying, Pan Ying, Chen Li-Qiang
School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China.
Instititue of International Rivers and Eco-security/Yunnan Key Laboratory of International Rivers and Trans-Boundary Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China.
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2021 Jul;32(7):2633-2643. doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202107.040.
Microplastics, a new class of environmental pollutants, accumulates in the environment at an uncontrollable rate, which threatens aquatic organisms. Plankton are the basis of food webs and play a significant role in the material circulation and energy flow of aquatic ecosystems. Plankton are sensitive to various environmental pollutants. It is necessary to investigate the impacts of microplastics on plankton. Here, we analzyed the sources and characteristics of microplastics, and the current state of microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystem. The direct and indirect harmful effects of microplastics on aquatic organisms were elaborated. Then, we focused on the potential consequences of microplastics on phytoplankton and zooplankton species from different scales, ranging from individual, population, to community level. With respect to plankton organisms, few studies were carried out on genomics and proteomics from the microcosmic perspective, and on popu-lation and community responses from the macroscopic aspect. This review would provide references for further studies.
微塑料是一类新型环境污染物,正以无法控制的速度在环境中累积,这对水生生物构成了威胁。浮游生物是食物网的基础,在水生生态系统的物质循环和能量流动中发挥着重要作用。浮游生物对各种环境污染物都很敏感。因此,有必要研究微塑料对浮游生物的影响。在此,我们分析了微塑料的来源和特征,以及水生生态系统中微塑料污染的现状。阐述了微塑料对水生生物的直接和间接有害影响。然后,我们重点关注了微塑料对不同尺度(从个体、种群到群落水平)的浮游植物和浮游动物物种的潜在影响。关于浮游生物,从微观角度对基因组学和蛋白质组学的研究较少,从宏观方面对种群和群落反应的研究也较少。本综述将为进一步的研究提供参考。