Marine Litter Windrows: A Strategic Target to Understand and Manage the Ocean Plastic Pollution
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Windrow is a long-established term for the aggregations of seafoam, seaweeds, plankton and natural debris that appear on the ocean surface. Here, we define a “litter windrow” as any aggregation of floating litter at the submesoscale domain (<10 km ...
Andrés Cózar +7 more
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Riverine Litter Monitoring - Options and Recommendations [PDF]
, 2016 Marine litter is an issue of global concern as recognized by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The establishment of programmes of measures, aiming to reduce plastics and its possible impacts, requires identifying and quantifying sources of ...
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Hyperspectral Imaging Zero-Shot Learning for Remote Marine Litter Detection and Classification
Remote Sensing, 2022 This paper addresses the development of a novel zero-shot learning method for remote marine litter hyperspectral imaging data classification. The work consisted of using an airborne acquired marine litter hyperspectral imaging dataset that contains data ...
Sara Freitas, Hugo Silva, Eduardo Silva
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Preliminary estimates of mass-loss rates, changes in stable isotope composition, and invertebrate colonisation of evergreen and deciduous leaves in a Waikato, New Zealand, stream. [PDF]
, 1999 Rates of mass loss are important in the choice of tree species used in riparian rehabilitation because leaves that break down fast should contribute to stream food-webs more rapidly than leaves that break down more slowly.
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Investigation of benthic marine litter in the Yumurtalık Fishing Port
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2021 Marine litter, which can be seen in almost all seas in recent years, is a serious problem for the environment. Similarly, the same problem also exists in Turkey's seas.
Özgür Yılmaz +2 more
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Who’s Responsible? Issues in Eradicating Marine Litter In Aceh Jaya Regency [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Marine debris is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material discarded, disposed of or abandoned in the marine and coastal environment. Debris problem in coastal areas becomes an urgent issue and concerns many countries across the world ...
Kusumawati Ika +4 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Marine litter in coastal areas can bring economic, social, and environmental damage, especially the loss of aesthetic value of a tourist site. Therefore, research on the composition of marine litter to identify its sources is important for planning ...
Defri Yona +7 more
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Floating debris dynamics in a tidal strait: transport and retention in Sundklakkstraumen, Lofoten
Frontiers in Marine ScienceUnderstanding the transport and retention of floating plastic debris in fjords and coastal systems is essential for targeted mitigation strategies. This study investigates surface transport dynamics in Storvika and Sundklakkstraumen, a tidally energetic ...
Peygham Ghaffari +8 more
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The Public's Willingness of Marine Litter Management from the Perspective of New Economic Sociology
Haiyang Kaifa yu guanli, 2023 Marine litter pollution is one of the top ten global environmental problems and a common environmental challenge faced by the world, and it is currently a priority environmental issue for the government of China.
Jingmei LI, Yang HAO
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Marine litter in submarine canyons: A systematic review and critical synthesis
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 The presence of marine litter is of concern in submarine canyons, although research in this area is still in its infancy. A critical synthesis and literature review selecting studies with primary data of benthic marine litter at depths of over 50 m ...
Ivan Hernandez +3 more
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