Modelling the fate of marine debris along a complex shoreline: Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 167, Issue , 2015, Pages 414-426

  Critchell, K ^a   Grech, A ^b   Schlaefer, J ^a   Andutta, F P ^c,f   Lambrechts, J ^d   Wolanski, E ^a,e   Hamann, M ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach orientation; Coastline; Great Barrier Reef; Marine; Marine debris; Modelling; Wind drift coefficient

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; MARINE POLLUTION; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER PLUME; SHORELINE; WIND FORCING;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84949557938     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.10.018     Document Type: Article

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