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

Linsey E. Haram (), James T. Carlton, Luca Centurioni, Mary Crowley, Jan Hafner, Nikolai Maximenko, Cathryn Clarke Murray, Andrey Y. Shcherbina, Verena Hormann, Cynthia Wright and Gregory M. Ruiz
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Linsey E. Haram: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
James T. Carlton: Ocean and Coastal Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport Museum
Luca Centurioni: University of California San Diego
Mary Crowley: Ocean Voyages Institute
Jan Hafner: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Nikolai Maximenko: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cathryn Clarke Murray: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Andrey Y. Shcherbina: University of Washington
Verena Hormann: University of California San Diego
Cynthia Wright: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Gregory M. Ruiz: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-5

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.

Date: 2021
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