A simple technique for counting marine debris at sea reveals steep litter gradients between the Straits of Malacca and the Bay of Bengal

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 128-136

  Ryan, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Debris size; Detection range; Distance sampling; Marine debris; Plastic; Survey

Indexed keywords

DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS; DEBRIS SIZES; DETECTION RANGE; DISTANCE SAMPLING; LAND-BASED SOURCES; MARINE DEBRIS; NORTH-EAST INDIAN OCEAN; TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION;

AQUACULTURE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTICS; SURVEYS;

DEBRIS;

RUNOFF;

BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE POLLUTION; MONITORING; PLASTIC; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; DEBRIS SIZE; DENSITY; DISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INDIAN OCEAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SEA POLLUTION; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION; WIND;

BAYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIAN OCEAN; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

BAY OF BENGAL; GANGES DELTA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (NORTHEAST); STRAIT OF MALACCA;

EID: 84876112943     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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