Rafting by five phyla on man-made flotsam in the Southern Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 262, Issue , 2003, Pages 289-291

  Barnes, David K A ^a   Fraser, Keiron P P ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Invasive species; Marine debris; Plastic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FLOATING STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLASTIC;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344237328     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps262289     Document Type: Article

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