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Small scale habitat effects on anthropogenic litter material and sources in a coastal lagoon system

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dc.contributor.authorVelez, Nadja
dc.contributor.authorNicastro, Katy R.
dc.contributor.authorMcQuaid, Christopher D.
dc.contributor.authorZardi, Gerardo I.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T16:25:50Z
dc.date.available2021-06-18T16:25:50Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenic litter is ubiquitous throughout marine ecosystems, but its abundance and distribution are driven by complex interactions of distinct environmental factors and thus can be extremely heterogeneous. Here we compare the extent of anthropogenic litter pollution at a sheltered lagoon habitat and nearby open coast sites. Monthly surveys over a period of five months showed that both the types and sources of litter always differed significantly between lagoon and open coast sites. Pollution within the lagoon was mainly land-derived and was largely made up of construction materials (70% to 95%). At open coast sites, construction materials represented a minor portion of pollution (4% to 12%) while plastics were the most abundant (82% to 95%). We show that stranded anthropogenic litter in adjacent marine habitats can differ significantly and stress the importance of sampling at appropriate spatial scales to gain realistic insights into the sources of pollution.
dc.description.sponsorshipFundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT - MEC, Portugal) [IF/01413/2014/CP1217/CT0004, UIDB/Multi/04326/2020]
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation of South AfricaNational Research Foundation - South Africa [64801]
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111689
dc.identifier.issn0025-326X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/15682
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectCoastal
dc.subjectPlastic debris
dc.subjectMarine litter
dc.subjectRia Formosa
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental Sciences & Ecology
dc.subject.otherMarine & Freshwater Biology
dc.titleSmall scale habitat effects on anthropogenic litter material and sources in a coastal lagoon system
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage111689
oaire.citation.titleMarine Pollution Bulletin
oaire.citation.volume160
person.familyNameVelez
person.givenNameNadja
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9552-3223
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