A 'marine motorhome for microbes': Oceanic plastic trash conveys disease to coral reefs

A 'marine motorhome for microbes': Oceanic plastic trash conveys disease to coral reefs 01/31/2018 11:55 AM EST For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough. An international research group led by Cornell University has found that plastic trash -- ubiquitous throughout the world's oceans -- intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril, according to a new study in the journal Science. Full story at http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2018/01/oceanic-plastic-trash-conveys-disease-coral-reefs Source Cornell University This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111