The role of the Río de la Plata bottom salinity front in accumulating debris

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Acha, Eduardo M ^a,b   Mianzan, Hermes W ^a,c   Iribarne, Oscar ^b,c   Gagliardini, Domingo A ^c,d   Lasta, Carlos ^a   Daleo, Pedro ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO PESQUERO INIDEP   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biosphere reserve; Debris; Entrainment; Estuaries; Fronts; R o de la Plata

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DEBRIS; ESTUARIES; RIVERS; SALINE WATER;

BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC;

BIOSPHERE; ENTRAINMENT; ESTUARINE FRONT; MARINE PARK; PLASTIC WASTE;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; RIVER; SALINITY; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; SOUTH AMERICA; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARGENTINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GARBAGE; PLASTICS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URUGUAY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037316494     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(02)00356-9     Document Type: Article

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