Documenting the density of subtidal marine debris across multiple marine and coastal habitats

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Smith, Stephen D A ^a   Edgar, Robert J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ESTUARY; FISHING; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEASHORE; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; ECOSYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; WASTE;

WASTE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; ECOSYSTEM; NEW SOUTH WALES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

EID: 84899713253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094593     Document Type: Article

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