Spatial distribution of marine litter along italian coastal areas in the Pelagos sanctuary (Ligurian Sea - NW Mediterranean Sea): A focus on natural and urban beaches

ur paper will show data on quantity, typology, distribution of beach litter (Anthropogenic Marine Debris - AMD) within a coastal macroarea surrounding the Pelagos Sanctuary, an International Protected Area in the NW Mediterranean Sea. AMD Monitoring and characterisation have been performed by using...

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Published in:Marine Pollution Bulletin
Main Authors: Giovacchini, Alice, Merlino, Silvia, Locritani, Marina, Stroobant, Mascha
Other Authors: Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Biologia, CNR – ISMAR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Scienze Marine U.O.S., Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, DLTM - Distretto Ligure delle Tecnologie Marine
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
AMD
Pelagos sanctuary
Beach litter
Principal components analysis (PCA)
Cluster analysis
Beach quality assessment
• MPAs close to important river mouths show major abundance of beached AMD. • Plastic is the most present material in all Sites surrounding the Pelagos Sanctuary. • All monitored beaches are polluted despite the degree of protection or cleaning activities
Arctic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2122/11544
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X18301309
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.042
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Summary:ur paper will show data on quantity, typology, distribution of beach litter (Anthropogenic Marine Debris - AMD) within a coastal macroarea surrounding the Pelagos Sanctuary, an International Protected Area in the NW Mediterranean Sea. AMD Monitoring and characterisation have been performed by using SEACleaner Protocol: an adapted version of UNEP/IOC, OSPAR and EU guidelines. 11 beaches located in 5 different areas, have been monitored with a total amount of thirty three surveys, from January 2014 to December 2015, during different seasons. Three kinds of beaches have been considered: Natural (belonging to MPAs), Urbanized and Urban. A total of 34,027 items on a total area of 32,154 m2 have been removed and classified. Spatial difference in abundance and composition of AMDs - as well as beach environmental quality - has been detected. Natural sites, and particularly protected areas close to river mouths show a major density compared to other areas. Published 140-152 4A. Oceanografia e clima JCR Journal

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