Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life provides comprehensive knowledge on the consequences of plastic waste in marine environments at different levels, ranging from ecological and biological, to social, economic and political. The book synthesizes historical information, gaps in current knowledge, and recent discoveries by illustrating the main stages that made plastics a global issue for ocean ecosystems and their wildlife. Written by international experts on marine pollution, marine biology, and management of environmental resources, this book explores the main topics of marine plastic pollution such as input quantification, polluting sources, ultimate fate, ecological consequences, and more.
This an important resource for a wide audience, including marine conservationists, environmental managers, decision-makers, NGOs, private companies, and activists working to combat plastics in our seas and oceans.
1. Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. ii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. viii 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. ix 8. 1 Marine plastics: what’s wrong with them? - p. 1 9. 2 Microplastics in seawater and sediments—distribution and transport - p. 31 10. 3 Fate, transport, and impact of microplastics on planktonic organisms - p. 75 11. 4 Plastic impact on marine benthic organisms and food webs - p. 95 12. 5 Plastic impact on sharks and rays - p. 153 13. 6 Marine organisms as bioindicators of plastic pollution - p. 187 14. 7 Marine-protected areas and plastic pollution - p. 249 15. 8 Microplastics pollution: a thriller with many leading roles and an unknown ending - p. 275 16. 9 Perspectives on marine plastics - p. 307 17. Index - p. 327
Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life provides comprehensive knowledge on the consequences of plastic waste in marine environments at different levels, ranging from ecological and biological, to social, economic and political. The book synthesizes historical information, gaps in current knowledge, and recent discoveries by illustrating the main stages that made plastics a global issue for ocean ecosystems and their wildlife. Written by international experts on marine pollution, marine biology, and management of environmental resources, this book explores the main topics of marine plastic pollution such as input quantification, polluting sources, ultimate fate, ecological consequences, and more.
This an important resource for a wide audience, including marine conservationists, environmental managers, decision-makers, NGOs, private companies, and activists working to combat plastics in our seas and oceans.
1. Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. ii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. viii 6. List of contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. ix 8. 1 Marine plastics: what’s wrong with them? - p. 1 9. 2 Microplastics in seawater and sediments—distribution and transport - p. 31 10. 3 Fate, transport, and impact of microplastics on planktonic organisms - p. 75 11. 4 Plastic impact on marine benthic organisms and food webs - p. 95 12. 5 Plastic impact on sharks and rays - p. 153 13. 6 Marine organisms as bioindicators of plastic pollution - p. 187 14. 7 Marine-protected areas and plastic pollution - p. 249 15. 8 Microplastics pollution: a thriller with many leading roles and an unknown ending - p. 275 16. 9 Perspectives on marine plastics - p. 307 17. Index - p. 327
