Rafting on abiotic substrata: properties of floating items and their influence on community succession

By M. Bravo, Juan C. Astudillo, D. Lancellotti, G. Luna‐Jorquera, N. Valdivia, M. Thiel. 2011

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Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes. (2013, background): “Plastic marine pollution has the potential to transport non-native species beyond their historical geographic range (Astudillo et al., 2009; Barnes and Fraser, 2003; Bravo et al., 2011; Gregory, 2009; Webb et al., 2009).”
Does size and buoyancy affect the long-distance transport of floating debris? (2015, background): “Accordingly, for a given plastic volume, thin litter items such as bags and flexible packaging should sink more rapidly than items made from thicker plastic (although rigidity and material type can influence fouling rates, e.g. Artham et al 2009, Bravo et al 2011).”
Marine litter as habitat and dispersal vector (2015, background): “…floating substrata follows a general pattern that has been investigated experimentally in several studies (Ye and Andrady 1991; Artham et al. 2009; Bravo et al. 2011; Lobelle and Cunliffe 2011): first, a biofilm consisting of bacteria and biopolymers develops within hours after submergence.”