Origin and abundance of beach debris in the Balearic Islands

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-314

  Martinez Ribes, Lorena ^a   Basterretxea, Gotzon ^a   Palmer, Miquel ^a   Tintoré, Joaquín ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Balearic Islands; Beach; Debris; Litter; Mediterranean Sea; Tourism

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BEACH; COASTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TOURISM; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34447575782     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n2305     Document Type: Article

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