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| 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.. |
| 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... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00204/31505/29903.pdf |
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| Van Sebille, Erik; Aliani, Stefano; Law, Kara Lavender; Maximenko, Nikolai; Alsina, José M; Bagaev, Andrei; Bergmann, Melanie; Chapron, Bertrand; Chubarenko, Irina; Cózar, Andrés; Delandmeter, Philippe; Egger, Matthias; Fox-kemper, Baylor; Garaba, Shungudzemwoyo P; Goddijn-murphy, Lonneke; Hardesty, Britta Denise; Hoffman, Matthew J; Isobe, Atsuhiko; Jongedijk, Cleo E; Kaandorp, Mikael L A; Khatmullina, Liliya; Koelmans, Albert A; Kukulka, Tobias; Laufkötter, Charlotte; Lebreton, Laurent; Lobelle, Delphine; Maes, Christophe; Martinez-vicente, Victor; Morales Maqueda, Miguel Angel; Poulain-zarcos, Marie; Rodríguez, Ernesto; Ryan, Peter G; Shanks, Alan L; Shim, Won Joon; Suaria, Giuseppe; Thiel, Martin; Van Den Bremer, Ton S; Wichmann, David. |
| Marine plastic debris floating on the ocean surface is a major environmental problem. However, its distribution in the ocean is poorly mapped, and most of the plastic waste estimated to have entered the ocean from land is unaccounted for. Better understanding of how plastic debris is transported from coastal and marine sources is crucial to quantify and close the global inventory of marine plastics, which in turn represents critical information for mitigation or policy strategies. At the same time, plastic is a unique tracer that provides an opportunity to learn more about the physics and dynamics of our ocean across multiple scales, from the Ekman convergence in basin-scale gyres to individual waves in the surfzone. In this review, we comprehensively... |
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| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00610/72213/71011.pdf |
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| Canals, Miquel; Pham, Christopher K.; Bergmann, Melanie; Gutow, Lars; Hanke, Georg; Van Sebille, Erik; Angiolillo, Michela; Buhl-mortensen, Lene; Cau, Alessando; Ioakeimidis, Christos; Kammann, Ulrike; Lundsten, Lonny; Papatheodorou, George; Purser, Autun; Sanchez-vidal, Anna; Schulz, Marcus; Vinci, Matteo; Chiba, Sanae; Galgani, Francois; Langenkämper, Daniel; Möller, Tiia; Nattkemper, Tim W.; Ruiz, Marta; Suikkanen, Sanna; Woodall, Lucy; Fakiris, Elias; Molina Jack, Maria Eugenia; Giorgetti, Alessandra. |
| The seafloor covers some 70% of the Earth's surface and has been recognized as a major sink for marine litter. Still, litter on the seafloor is the least investigated fraction of marine litter, which is not surprising as most of it lies in the deep sea, i.e. the least explored ecosystem. Although marine litter is considered a major threat for the oceans, monitoring frameworks are still being set up. This paper reviews current knowledge and methods, identifies existing needs, and points to future developments that are required to address the estimation of seafloor macrolitter. It provides background knowledge and conveys the views and thoughts of scientific experts on seafloor marine litter offering a review of monitoring and ocean modeling techniques.... |
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Palavras-chave: Seafloor; Marine litter; Trawl surveys; Visual surveys; Deep sea; Modelling; Data harmonisation. |
| Ano: 2021 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00657/76947/78156.pdf |
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