Journal
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume 130, Issue -, Pages 140-152Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.042
Keywords
AMD; Pelagos sanctuary; Beach litter; Principal components analysis (PCA); Cluster analysis; Beach quality assessment
Funding
- Polo DLTM
- CNR-ISMAR
- European Commission's Research and Innovation Framework Programme H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions
- Directorate-General for Education and Culture [633306]
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Our 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 m(2) 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.
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