Deep sea litter: A comparison of seamounts, banks and a ridge in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans reveals both environmental and anthropogenic factors impact accumulation and composition

Marine litter is a global challenge that has recently received policymakers’ attention, with new environmental targets in addition to changes to old legislation. There are no global estimates of benthic litter because of the scarcity of data and only patchy survey coverage. However, estimates of bas...

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Main Authors: Lucy Cheryl Woodall, Laura F Robinson, Alex D Rogers, Bhavani Emma Narayanaswamy, Gordon L. J. Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2015.00003/full