Document of bibliographic reference 321891
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- Cetaceans at risk by plastic debris: First results from the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring network
- Abstract
- Marine plastic debris is one of the main threat affecting cetaceans and other macro-fauna. A specific protocol was adapted by the Mediterranean network that monitors cetaceans using ferries as platform of observation allowing a complementary data collection on marine macro-litter. Since 2013, the protocol was applied along 5 fixed transects (2700 km monitored year-round) between Italy, France, Spain, Tunisia and Greece. Plastic was the main component of the marine litter, with highest density in summer (2.53±0.5 items/km2). Kernel analysis revealed variation in distribution of plastic debris and the overlap with squid-eating species distribution.
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- Arcangeli, A.; Azzolin, M.; Campana, I.; Castelli, A.; Giacoma, C.; Luperini, C.; Marini, L.; Paraboschi, M.; Pellegrino, G.; Ruvolo, A.; Tringali, M.; Vetrugno, A.; Crosti, R. (2015). Cetaceans at risk by plastic debris: First results from the Fixed Line Transect Mediterranean monitoring network. Biol. Mar. Medit. 22(1): 248-249
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