Marine Debris on New Zealand Beaches - Baseline Data to Evaluate Regional Variances

Terrestrial sources of marine debris on beaches are substantial, increasing, and are primarily a result of mismanaged waste on land. The scale, source, and composition of beached marine debris in New Zealand was determined by surveying 41 beaches, with triplicate belt transects, across the North and...

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Main Authors: Ella van Gool, Marnie Campbell, Pip Wallace, Chad L. Hewitt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.700415/full