Marine litter from circalittoral and deeper bottoms off the Maltese islands (Central Mediterranean)

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 298-308

  Mifsud, R ^a,b   Dimech, M ^b   Schembri, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b Barriera Wharf   (Malta)

Author keywords

GSA 15; Malta; Marine litter; MEDITS; Trawling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880706029     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.413     Document Type: Article

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