Low densities of drifting litter in the African sector of the Southern Ocean

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 16-19

  Ryan, Peter G ^a   Musker, Seth ^a   Rink, Ariella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fishery wastes; Indian ocean; Marine debris; Plastic litter; South atlantic ocean; Survey

Indexed keywords

DEBRIS; FISHERIES; SURVEYING; TROPICS;

ANTARCTIC POLAR FRONTS; FISHERY WASTES; INDIAN OCEAN; LOCAL SOURCE; MARINE DEBRIS; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUBTROPICAL FRONT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE; WASTE; WATER POLLUTANT;

LITTER; MARINE POLLUTION; PACKAGING WASTE; PLASTIC WASTE; SURVEY;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FOOD PACKAGING; INDIAN OCEAN; LATITUDE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTIC BOTTLE; SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEAWEED; WATER POLLUTANT; WIND; WOOD DEBRIS; AFRICA; ANTARCTICA; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERY; PROCEDURES; WASTE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

AFRICA; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; PLASTICS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84914150864     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.10.043     Document Type: Article

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