Evaluating the impacts of marine debris on cetaceans

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 210-221

  Baulch, Sarah ^a   Perry, Clare ^a  

^a Environmental Investigation Agency   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cetaceans; Entanglement; Ingestion; Marine debris; Plastic

Indexed keywords

CETACEANS; ENTANGLEMENT; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MARINE DEBRIS; MORTALITY RATE; POLLUTANT LOADS; SPECIES GROUPS; WATER COLUMNS;

ANIMALS; INGESTION (ENGINES); PLASTICS;

DEBRIS;

PLASTIC;

CETACEAN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MARINE POLLUTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CETACEA; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INGESTION; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION RISK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; THREAT;

CETACEANS; ENTANGLEMENT; INGESTION; MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC;

ANIMALS; CETACEA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA;

EID: 84896391797     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.12.050     Document Type: Article

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