Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 211, P. 117468 - 117468
Published: Dec. 18, 2024
Language: Английский
Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 212, P. 117591 - 117591
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
Language: Английский
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 187, P. 114585 - 114585
Published: Jan. 11, 2023
Language: Английский
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 192, P. 115033 - 115033
Published: May 13, 2023
Language: Английский
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 30(20), P. 57759 - 57770
Published: March 27, 2023
Language: Английский
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 208, P. 117049 - 117049
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
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Regional Studies in Marine Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 65, P. 103057 - 103057
Published: June 20, 2023
In the present paper, for first time, presence of beach litter in dunal plants has been verified a Strait area an island. The aims study were to evaluate if psammophytes can act as trap beached litter, compare located beaches with different anthropogenic impacts, and describe new approach (namely clean patch index, CPI) evaluated cleanliness plants. total 738 macro items, belonging 7 categories found area. main category collected was plastic, followed by ceramic, glass, paper/cardboard, metal, sanitary waste, medical waste. Our results showed that acted sink trapping it. CPI higher than relatives control patches. average dissimilarity between "Montorsoli" "Pylon" 88.7%. highest contribution two construction material, polystyrene plastic pieces. data could be important implementation monitoring program within Marine Strategy Framework Directive, may also contribute development specific management clean-up measures well implement National Regional action plans.
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 904, P. 166756 - 166756
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
Anthropogenic litter accumulates along coasts worldwide. In addition to the flowing load, wind, sea currents, geomorphology and vegetation determine distribution of trapped on sandy coasts. Although some studies highlighted role dune plants in trapping marine litter, little is known about their efficiency as sinks small-scale spatial across area. Here, we explore these gaps by analysing six plant species widespread Mediterranean coastal habitats, namely Echinophora spinosa, Limbarda crithmoides, Anthemis maritima, Pancratium maritimum, Thinopyrum junceum, Salsola kali. The present study analyses for first time capture at a multi-species level, considering morphological structure. Data plastic accumulation were compared with unvegetated control plots located embryo-dune foredune belts. We found that dunal mainly entrapped macrolitter (> 0.5 cm). Particularly, E. L. A. maritima P. maritimum mostly accumulated embryo while T. junceum S. kali more Moreover, beach was blocked edge patches rather than core, highlighting 'Plant-edge effect'. As respectively could be used monitor recollect litter. this light, our findings provide further insight into dynamics, suppling useful information clean-up actions.
Language: Английский
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Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 201, P. 116163 - 116163
Published: Feb. 23, 2024
Coastal wetlands represent areas that can testify historical accumulation of litter. We analyzed the anthropogenic litter deposited on channel bottom a coastal wetland area experienced water stress due to extreme summer dryness after about 20 years. hypothesize accumulated in different over years reflects social user categories (i.e., fishermen, beach users, hunters) and exposure meteo-marine events. Our findings highlight historically is composed plastics (78.8 %), clothes (8.9 glass (4.9 %). Moreover, concentration averages 53.6 items/ha 8 sectors. The most found were common household items (25.4 diverse (professional consumer) (24.2 food beverages packaging (21.4 Finally, diversity indices Detrended Correspondence Analysis showed sector type similarities. reported for first time presence testifying non-more occurring recreational activities.
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 955, P. 176528 - 176528
Published: Sept. 25, 2024
Language: Английский
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The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 912, P. 169570 - 169570
Published: Dec. 23, 2023
Many studies highlighted that rivers transported land-based plastics to the sea. However, most of litter remains stuck in fluvial ecosystem, also blocked by vegetation. To date, research on riverine macrolitter focused floating and riverbank monitoring, thus methods sample have been developed. Concerning rivers, few recent role riparian vegetation entrapping plastics. Given represents a large part ecosystems dynamics entrapped are neglected, it appears pivotal study more detail how contributes plastic retention. as current protocols guidelines considered only without providing standardized updated strategies monitor vegetation, here we aimed develop new protocol tools assess Specifically, unveiling three-tridimensional structure relation occurrence, while considering seasonal hydromorphological aspects. investigate trapping effect developed three-dimensional index (3DVI) related The 3DVI considers plant (i.e., number branches) diversity species). test 3DVI, conducted an in-situ case central Italy. We found both primary secondary litter. In detail, correlated with plastics, highlighting densest diverse communities trap Furthermore, provided for first time assessment seasonality macroplastic entrapment preliminary quantification wind-blown Our results should be interest promote development harmonized monitoring habitat management conservation.
Language: Английский
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