Mediterranean marine biodiversity under threat: Reviewing influence of marine litter on species

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 58-68

  Deudero, Salud ^a   Alomar, Carme ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Ingestion; Marine litter; Plastics

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ELASTOMERS; INGESTION (ENGINES); MAMMALS; PLASTICS;

FEEDING STRATEGIES; MARINE BIODIVERSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE LITTER; MARINE MAMMALS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PLASTIC LOADS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INGESTION RATE; MARINE POLLUTION; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ELASMOBRANCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INGESTION; MARINE MAMMAL; MARINE SPECIES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC FISH; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEA POLLUTION; SEA TURTLE; TAXONOMY; WATER POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; MAMMAL; PROCEDURES; TURTLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CHELONIIDAE; ELASMOBRANCHII; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; MAMMALS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PLASTICS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84941316434     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.012     Document Type: Article

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