Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea

In this study, the spatial distribution and physical characteristics of beach macro- and micro-litter within the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park (Cabrera MPA), in the Balearic Islands have been analysed. For macro-litter items, a mean concentration of 1.9 ± 2.4 items/m2 weighi...

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Authors: Compa, Montserrat, Alomar, Carme, Morato, Mercé, Deudero, Salud
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Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2022
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Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/317328
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113520
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
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spelling Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean SeaCompa, MontserratAlomar, CarmeMorato, MercéDeudero, SaludCentro Oceanográfico de BalearesMedio MarinoIn this study, the spatial distribution and physical characteristics of beach macro- and micro-litter within the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park (Cabrera MPA), in the Balearic Islands have been analysed. For macro-litter items, a mean concentration of 1.9 ± 2.4 items/m2 weighing a total of 13 kg was quantified. In terms of beach composition, cobble beaches with deposited seagrass had almost twice as much marine litter as other beaches. For beach micro-litter items, white and transparent microplastics within the size class of 1–2 mm were the most abundant on all the beaches, and the most common polymer types were polyethylene (64%) and polypropylene (17.2%). Overall, for both macro- and micro-litter items, plastic was the most dominant material (90%) identified on all beaches surveyed within Cabrera MPA, indicating areas of low anthropogenic pressures are increasingly becoming sinks for marine litter.Plastic Busters MPAsSIÁlvarez, E. (Elvira)202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/317328https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113520reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#EU-Interreg MPAs Plastic Busters Project: preserving biodiversity from plastics in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (grant agreement No 4MED17_3.2_M123_027).Centro Oceanográfico de Balearesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:digitalcsic_::5ea62d673ab22b8da723778d4eae1fb12026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
title Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
spellingShingle Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
Compa, Montserrat
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
title_short Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
title_full Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
title_fullStr Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
title_full_unstemmed Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
title_sort Spatial distribution of macro- and micro-litter items along rocky and sandy beaches of a Marine Protected Area in the western Mediterranean Sea
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Compa, Montserrat
Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Deudero, Salud
author Compa, Montserrat
author_facet Compa, Montserrat
Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Deudero, Salud
author_role author
author2 Alomar, Carme
Morato, Mercé
Deudero, Salud
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Álvarez, E. (Elvira)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
topic Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
description In this study, the spatial distribution and physical characteristics of beach macro- and micro-litter within the Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park (Cabrera MPA), in the Balearic Islands have been analysed. For macro-litter items, a mean concentration of 1.9 ± 2.4 items/m2 weighing a total of 13 kg was quantified. In terms of beach composition, cobble beaches with deposited seagrass had almost twice as much marine litter as other beaches. For beach micro-litter items, white and transparent microplastics within the size class of 1–2 mm were the most abundant on all the beaches, and the most common polymer types were polyethylene (64%) and polypropylene (17.2%). Overall, for both macro- and micro-litter items, plastic was the most dominant material (90%) identified on all beaches surveyed within Cabrera MPA, indicating areas of low anthropogenic pressures are increasingly becoming sinks for marine litter.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113520
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EU-Interreg MPAs Plastic Busters Project: preserving biodiversity from plastics in Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (grant agreement No 4MED17_3.2_M123_027).
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
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