A comparison of neustonic plastic and zooplankton abundance in southern California's coastal waters

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1035-1038

  Moore, C J ^a   Moore, S L ^b   Weisberg, S B ^b   Lattin, G L ^a   Zellers, A F ^a  

^a Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT   (United States)

Author keywords

Debris; Neuston; Plastics; Pollution monitoring; Southern California; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICS; RUNOFF;

NEUSTONIC PLASTIC PARTICLES; SPATIAL PATTERNS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC; STORM WATER;

COASTAL WATER; NEUSTON; PLASTIC WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; DENSITY; HEALTH SURVEY; NEUSTON; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; UNITED STATES; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; ZOOPLANKTON;

UNITED STATES;

MANTA;

EID: 0036805954     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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