Seasonality of Marine Litter Hotspots in the Wider Caribbean Region
Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringThe persistent increase in marine plastic litter has become a major global concern, with one of the highest plastic concentrations in the world’s oceans found in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR).
Xiaobiao Xu +3 more
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Chapter Marine litter surveys on Boccasette beach (Rovigo, Italy)
, 2022 This study aims to evaluate the presence of marine litter in relation to the main human activities and during some different meteorological conditions.
Paletta, Maria Grazia +4 more
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Tracking Post‐Consumer Packaging Plastics With Global Positioning Systems: Pilot Study in Malaysia
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Landfilling and the mismanagement of packaging plastic waste pose significant challenges in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. There is an empirical gap in plastic waste management data, which is largely handled by informal players despite established municipal solid waste collection systems.
Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet +2 more
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Terrestrial detritivores such as isopods and springtails play a vital role in cycling nutrients through soil ecosystems. Microplastics (MPs, < 5 mm) are increasingly recognized as contaminants of terrestrial soils, yet little is known about whether soil invertebrates themselves are impacted by consuming these plastics or if they can generate ...
Christopher Musgrave, Ryan S. Prosser
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Evidence of uses of marine litter by Mediterranean Cephalopoda
Frontiers in Marine ScienceUnderstanding the interaction between marine biota and marine litter is essential to comprehend how organisms face the continuous alteration of their habitats due to anthropogenic pressure.
Gioele Capillo +9 more
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Den attendance by Arctic foxes experiencing 10 years of increasing tourism
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Wildlife tourism is a growing industry, and an increasing number of people seek to observe and interact with wild animals in their natural surroundings. In Iceland, the native Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus is widespread and has been under heavy hunting pressure for centuries.
Ester Rut Unnsteinsdóttir +2 more
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Sedimentary Mercury Enrichments as a Tracer of Large Igneous Province Volcanism
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 247-262., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Lawrence M. E. Percival +3 more
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Marine litter ingestion in stranded cetaceans, Canary Islands (2000-2020)
, 2023 The consequences of litter in marine ecosystems are a global concern. In the last decades, interaction with marine fauna has been reported widely (Provencher et al., 2017), especially interactions with plastics, the most prevalent and widespread ...
Díaz-Delgado, Josué +10 more
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Quantitative descripton of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea
, 2023 Marine litter at the seafloor comprises different materials. Plastic is the most frequent material of marine litter found at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea (55,6%).
Nogueira, Pedro +5 more
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