The ecological impacts of marine debris: Unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived

Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 302-312

  Rochman, Chelsea M ^a   Browne, Mark Anthony ^b,c   Underwood, A J ^d   Van Franeker, Jan A ^e   Thompson, Richard C ^f   Amaral Zettler, Linda A ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^g MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Biological organization; Ecology; Plastic debris; Population; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PLASTIC WASTE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK;

PLASTIC; WATER POLLUTANT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SEA; WATER POLLUTANT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OCEANS AND SEAS; PLASTICS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84960930600     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-2070.1     Document Type: Article

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