Plastic pollution risks in an estuarine conservation unit

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 48-53

  Ivar Do Sul, Juliana A ^a   Costa, Monica F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Environmental monitoring; Fisheries; Ingestion; Nylon; Physical fragmentation; Pollution control

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK FACTOR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84883776613     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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