Marine debris: A proximate threat to marine sustainability in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1880-1883

  Smith, Stephen D A ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecosystem resilience; Intertidal; Mangroves; Plastics; Smothering

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STEPS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HIGH LOAD; INTERTIDAL; MANGROVE FOREST; MANGROVES; MARINE DEBRIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SMALL ISLAND; SMOTHERING; WASTE COLLECTION; WATER QUALITY ISSUES;

ECOSYSTEMS; ELASTOMERS; PLASTICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; MARINE POLLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; MANGROVE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BAYS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BOOTLESS BAY; CENTRAL PROVINCE [PAPUA NEW GUINEA]; MOTUPORE ISLAND; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84865366755     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.06.013     Document Type: Article

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