Marine debris in the Island of Santa Catarina, South Brazil: Spatial patterns, composition, and biological aspects

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 993-1000

  Widmer, Walter Martin ^a,b   Hennemann, Mariana Coutinho ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coastal management; Florianpolis; ghost crab; marine litter; marine pollution; Ocypode; tourist beaches

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY; BURROW; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CRAB; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENCRUSTATION; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOURIST DESTINATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODE; OCYPODE QUADRATA; OCYPODIDAE;

EID: 78349239251     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00072.1     Document Type: Article

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