Macrolitter contamination in beach, dune, and mangrove ecosystems on a Caribbean island: A comparative analysis.

• Tác giả: Miquel Canals, Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez, Ricardo Spence, Martin Thiel
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 796.407 Education, research, related topics
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Marine pollution bulletin , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 679277

Tóm tắt

Litter pollution is a global issue that threatens biodiversity and ecosystem services, especially on vulnerable islands. This study assesses and compares the abundance and composition of macrolitter, including plastic bottles, and identifies its sources across beach, dune, and mangrove ecosystems in Jamaica. The highest macrolitter abundance occurred on the beach (12 items m