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| Provedor de dados: |
ArchiMer
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| País: |
France
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| Título: |
Marine Litter Distribution and Density in European Seas, from the Shelves to Deep Basins
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| Autores: |
Pham, Christopher K.
Ramirez-llodra, Eva
Alt, Claudia H. S.
Amaro, Teresa
Bergmann, Melanie
Canals, Miquel
Company, Joan B.
Davies, Jaime
Duineveld, Gerard
Galgani, Francois
Howell, Kerry
Huvenne, Veerle A. I.
Isidro, Eduardo
Jones, Daniel O. B.
Lastras, Galderic
Morato, Telmo
Gomes-pereira, Jose Nuno
Purser, Autun
Stewart, Heather
Tojeira, Ines
Tubau, Xavier
Van Rooij, David
Tyler, Paul A.
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| Data: |
2014-04
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| Ano: |
2014
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Anthropogenic litter is present in all marine habitats, from beaches to the most remote points in the oceans. On the seafloor, marine litter, particularly plastic, can accumulate in high densities with deleterious consequences for its inhabitants. Yet, because of the high cost involved with sampling the seafloor, no large-scale assessment of distribution patterns was available to date. Here, we present data on litter distribution and density collected during 588 video and trawl surveys across 32 sites in European waters. We found litter to be present in the deepest areas and at locations as remote from land as the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The highest litter density occurs in submarine canyons, whilst the lowest density can be found on continental shelves and on ocean ridges. Plastic was the most prevalent litter item found on the seafloor. Litter from fishing activities (derelict fishing lines and nets) was particularly common on seamounts, banks, mounds and ocean ridges. Our results highlight the extent of the problem and the need for action to prevent increasing accumulation of litter in marine environments.
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Text
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Inglês
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http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00204/31505/29903.pdf
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0095839
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| Editor: |
Public Library Science
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| Relação: |
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00204/31505/
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/226354
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application/pdf
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| Fonte: |
Plos One (1932-6203) (Public Library Science), 2014-04 , Vol. 9 , N. 4 , P. e95839
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| Direitos: |
2014 Pham et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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