Novel methods, new results and science-based solutions to tackle marine debris impacts on wildlife

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 4-9

  Hardesty, Britta Denise ^a   Good, Thomas P ^b   Wilcox, Chris ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ALDFG; Chemical contamination; Litter; Marine debris; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DEBRIS; ECOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ANALYSIS;

ALDFG; DERELICT FISHING GEARS; LITTER; MARINE DEBRIS; PLASTIC CONCENTRATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL (PCBS); REGULATORY STANDARDS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EXPERT SYSTEM; FIELD SURVEY; FISH; FISHING GEAR; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; OCEAN DUMPING; PCB; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; TURTLE;

MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84943742408     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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