Debris in the deep: Using a 22-year video annotation database to survey marine litter in Monterey Canyon, central California, USA

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-105

  Schlining, Kyra ^a   von Thun, Susan ^a   Kuhnz, Linda ^a   Schlining, Brian ^a   Lundsten, Lonny ^a   Jacobsen Stout, Nancy ^a   Chaney, Lori ^a   Connor, Judith ^a  

^a MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Deep sea; GIS; Litter; Monterey Canyon; Submarine canyons; Unmanned vehicles; USA

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; DEEP SEA; LITTER; MONTEREY CANYON; SUBMARINE CANYON; USA;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SUBMARINES; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

DEBRIS;

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANYON; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DATABASE; DEEP SEA; DISPERSAL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; HYDROGRAPHY; LITTER; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLASTIC; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEAFLOOR; SUBMARINE;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; MONTEREY CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879492795     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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