Deep-sea litter: A comparison of seamounts, banks and a ridge in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans reveals both environmental and anthropogenic factors impact accumulation and composition

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue FEB, 2015, Pages

  Woodall, Lucy C ^a   Robinson, Laura F ^b   Rogers, Alex D ^c   Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E ^d   Paterson, Gordon L J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic; Debris; Fishing gear; Litter; Seamount

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008889313     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00003     Document Type: Article

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