Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 199-208

  Eriksson, Cecilia ^a   Burton, Harry ^b   Fitch, Stuart ^b   Schulz, Martin ^b   van den Hoff, John ^b  

^a Australian Antarctic Division ^*  (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Commercial fishing; Lepas sp.; Marine debris; Plastic; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DEBRIS; FISHERIES; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLASTICS;

ACCUMULATION RATES; COMMERCIAL FISHING; LEPAS SP; MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC DEBRIS; PLASTIC LOADING; SAMPLING PROTOCOL; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

FISHING (OIL WELLS);

PLASTIC;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BEACH; BIOACCUMULATION; FISHING GEAR; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC WASTE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOMESTIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEASHORE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

LEPAS; THORACICA;

EID: 84872497838     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.08.026     Document Type: Article

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