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PT J
TI Marine Litter Distribution and Density in European Seas, from the Shelves to Deep Basins
BT 
AF 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.
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C1 Univ Azores, Ctr Inst Marine Res IMAR, Horta, Portugal.
   Univ Azores, Dept Oceanog & Fisheries, Horta, Portugal.
   Inst Ciencies Mar ICM CSIC, Barcelona, Spain.
   Norwegian Inst Water Res NIVA, Marine Biol Sect, Oslo, Norway.
   Univ Southampton, Natl Oceanog Ctr, Southampton, Hants, England.
   Norwegian Inst Water Res, Bergen, Norway.
   Helmholtz Zentrum Polar & Meeresforsch, Alfred Wegener Inst, Bremerhaven, Germany.
   Univ Barcelona, Fac Geol, Dept Estratig Paleontol & Geociencies Marines, GRC Geociencies Marines, Barcelona, Spain.
   Univ Plymouth, Inst Marine, Marine Biol & Ecol Res Ctr, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England.
   Netherlands Inst Sea Res NIOZ, Texel, Netherlands.
   Inst Francais Rech Exploitat Mer IFREMER, Bastia, France.
   Jacobs Univ Bremen, OceanLab, D-28759 Bremen, Germany.
   British Geol Survey, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
   Portuguese Task Grp Extens Continental Shelf EMEP, Paco De Arcos, Portugal.
   Univ Ghent, Dept Geol & Soil Sci, RCMG, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
C2 UNIV AZORES, PORTUGAL
   UNIV AZORES, PORTUGAL
   CSIC, SPAIN
   NIVA, NORWAY
   NOC, UK
   NIVA, NORWAY
   INST A WEGENER, GERMANY
   UNIV BARCELONA, SPAIN
   UNIV PLYMOUTH, UK
   INST SEA RESEARCH (NIOZ), NETHERLANDS
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   UNIV JACOBS BREMEN, GERMANY
   BRITISH GEOL SURVEY, UK
   EMEPC, PORTUGAL
   UNIV GHENT, BELGIUM
SI CORSE
   AUTRE
SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
   AUTRE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   DOAJ
   copubli-europe
IF 3.234
TC 431
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00204/31505/29903.pdf
LA English
DT Article
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BO L'Europe
AB 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 be found on continental shelves and on ocean ridges. Plastic was the most prevalent litter item found on the seafloor. Litter from fishing activities (derelict fishing lines and nets) was particularly common on seamounts, banks, mounds and ocean ridges. Our results highlight the extent of the problem and the need for action to prevent increasing accumulation of litter in marine environments.
PY 2014
PD APR
SO Plos One
SN 1932-6203
PU Public Library Science
VL 9
IS 4
UT 000338917300019
DI 10.1371/journal.pone.0095839
ID 31505
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