Characterization of marine debris in North Carolina salt marshes

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2771-2779

  Viehman, Shay ^a   Vander Pluym, Jenny L ^a   Schellinger, Jennifer ^a,b  

^a NOAA National Ocean Service   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foam pieces; Marine debris; North Carolina; Plastics; Salt marsh; Wrack

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEARS; FORECASTING TOOLS; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN POPULATION; HUMAN USE; MARINE DEBRIS; NORTH CAROLINA; SALT MARSH; SALT MARSHES; SENSITIVE HABITATS; VEGETATION TYPE; WAVE EXPOSURE; WRACK;

ECOSYSTEMS; PLASTICS; WETLANDS;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FISHING GEAR; FOAM; FORECASTING METHOD; HABITAT TYPE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC; SALTMARSH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GILLNET FISHERY; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SALT MARSH; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WASTE WATER; WOOD DEBRIS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

CARTERET COUNTY; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81855194088     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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