Trends in marine debris along the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai'i 1998-2007

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 994-1004

  Ribic, Christine A ^a   Sheavly, Seba B ^b   Rugg, David J ^c   Erdmann, Eric S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Sheavly Consultants   (United States)

^c Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Hawai'i; Marine debris; Monitoring; Pacific Coast; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ENSO; LOCAL POPULATIONS; MARINE DEBRIS; NORTH PACIFIC; POPULATION LEVELS; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; UPWELLING;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING;

DEBRIS;

DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE SEDIMENT; UPWELLING;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MARINE DEBRIS; SEAWATER UPWELLING; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAWAII; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860345777     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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