Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2021 Marine debris has contributed considerably to marine pollution and it is one of the global trends for the environmental issue. Marine litter causes impacts to biota, economic impacts, to fishing and to the aesthetics of beaches, which demonstrates the ...
Cristiane Rosa, Walter Martin Widmer
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Marine litter, future prospects for research [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 As far back as 1870, i.e., about 150 years ago, Jules Verne described the accumulation of debris in the convergence zone of the North Atlantic Ocean in his famous novel entitled “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.” Many scientific reports have addressed this topic since and our main concern today is the ever increasing volume of marine litter ...
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The role of economics in ecosystem based management:The case of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive; first lessons learnt and way forward [PDF]
, 2016 The EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) sets out a plan of action relating to marine environmental policy and in particular to achieving ‘good environmental status’ (GES) in European marine waters by 2020. Article 8.1 (c) of the Directive calls
Buchs, Ann Kathrin +8 more
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The impacts of biological invasions
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock +42 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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GNSS-R Observations of Marine Plastic Litter in a Water Flume: An Experimental Study
Remote Sensing, 2023 Currently, eight million metric tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year, and microplastics in different forms are present in almost all water systems in the world: streams, rivers, lakes, or oceans, and even in our blood.
Amadeu Gonga +5 more
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Fulmar Litter EcoQO Monitoring in the Netherlands 1979-2008 in relation to EU Directive 200/59/EC on Port Reception Facilities [PDF]
, 2010 Operational and cargo related wastes from ships are an important source of litter in the marine environment in the southern North Sea and cause serious economical and ecological damage.
Franeker, J.A., van
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Progress in Research on Marine Litter-Related Monitoring Technologies
Journal of Physics: Conference SeriesThe problem of marine litter pollution is becoming increasingly serious and has become one of the important global environmental issues. From the perspective of source and sink, floating riverine litter (FRL) is the main source of floating marine litter (
Haiying Liu +3 more
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Ngos' Contributions to Innovation: Innovation Enablers or Lead Innovators?
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explores how non‐governmental organisations (NGOs) engage with innovation processes. Drawing on a comparative case study of two NGOs working in water sustainability, the paper analyses NGO involvement across seven stages of the innovation process.
Maria Cristina Pietronudo +3 more
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Composition, spatial distribution and sources of macro-marine litter on the Gulf of Alicante seafloor (Spanish Mediterranean) [PDF]
, 2017 The composition, spatial distribution and source of marine litter in the Spanish Southeast Mediterranean were assessed. The data proceed from a marine litter retention programme implemented by commercial trawlers and were analysed by GIS. By weight, 75.9%
Bellido Millán, José María +2 more
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