Neustonic microplastic and zooplankton in the North Western Mediterranean Sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 861-864

  Collignon, Amandine ^a   Hecq, Jean Henri ^a,b   Glagani, François ^c   Voisin, Pierre ^d   Collard, France ^a   Goffart, Anne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b STARESO ^*  (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d Association Expédition MED Méditerranée En Danger   (France)

Author keywords

Mediterranean Sea; Microplastic particles; Neuston

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MESOZOOPLANKTON; MICROPLASTICS; NEUSTON; NORTH PACIFIC; PLASTIC PARTICLE; STRONG WINDS; THIN PLASTIC FILMS; UPPER LAYER; WATER COLUMNS; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION;

POLYSTYRENES;

PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE;

ABUNDANCE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE POLLUTION; NEUSTON; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC; WATER COLUMN; WIND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEUSTON; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SUMMER; WIND; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PLASTICS; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WIND; ZOOPLANKTON;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84859106614     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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