FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Marine animal forests as useful indicators of entanglement by marine litter BT AF GALGANI, Francois PHAM, Christopher K. CLARO, Francoise CONSOLI, Pierpaolo AS 1:1;2:2;3:3;4:4,5; FF 1:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC;2:;3:;4:; C1 IFREMER, LER PAC, Bastia, Corsica, France. Univ Azores, Dept Oceanog & Fisheries, IMAR & Okeanos, Horta, Portugal. Museum Natl Hist Nat, Paris, France. Inst Environm Protect & Res ISPRA, BIO CIT, Milazzo, Italy. Staz Zool Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV AZORES, PORTUGAL MNHN, FRANCE ISPRA, ITALY STAZ ZOOL ANTON DOHRN, ITALY SI CORSE SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france copubli-europe IF 3.782 TC 56 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00452/56368/57988.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Marine animal forests;Marine litter;Coral;Epibenthic communities;Entanglement;Deep sea AB Entanglement of marine fauna is one of the principal impacts of marine litter, with an incidence that can vary strongly according to regions, the type and the quantity of marine litter. On the seafloor, areas dominated by sessile suspension feeders, such as tropical coral reefs or deep-sea coral and sponge aggregations, have been termed “animal forests” and have a strong potential to monitor the temporal and spatial trends of entanglement by marine litter, especially fishing gears. Several characteristics of these organisms represent advantages while avoiding constraints and bias. Biological constraints and logistical aspects, including tools, are discussed to better define a strategy for supporting long-term evaluation of accumulation and entanglement of marine litter. PY 2018 PD OCT SO Marine Pollution Bulletin SN 0025-326X PU Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd VL 135 UT 000448094200080 BP 735 EP 738 DI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.004 ID 56368 ER EF