Origin and driving mechanisms of marine litter in the shelf-incised Motril, Carchuna, and Calahonda canyons (northern Alboran Sea)

Origin and driving mechanisms of marine litter in the shelf-incised Motril, Carchuna, and Calahonda canyons (northern Alboran Sea)

Introduction and methodsMarine litter density, distribution and potential sources, and the impact on canyon seafloor habitats were investigated in the Motril, Carchuna and Calahonda canyons, located along the northern margin of the Alboran Sea. During the ALSSOMAR-S2S oceanographic survey carried ou...

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Main Authors: Javier Cerrillo-Escoriza, Francisco José Lobo, Ángel Puga-Bernabéu, José Luis Rueda, Patricia Bárcenas, Olga Sánchez-Guillamón, José Miguel Serna Quintero, José Luis Pérez Gil, Yelvana Murillo, José Antonio Caballero-Herrera, Adrián López-Quirós, Isabel Mendes, José Noel Pérez-Asensio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
submarine canyons
marine litter
seafloor imagery
litter hotspots
marine litter-habitats interaction
fishing gear
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1098927/full

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