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Title
Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife
Title (original)
Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife
Description
There are limited data about the impacts of debris on marine species from which to draw conclusions about the population consequences of anthropogenic debris. To address this knowledge gap, information was elicited from experts on the ecological threat (both severity and specificity) of entanglement, ingestion and chemical contamination for three major marine taxa: seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals. The threat assessment focused on the most common types of litter that are found along the world's coastlines, based on data gathered during three decades of international coastal clean-up efforts.
Authors
Chris Wilcox, Nicholas J. Mallos, George H. Leonard, Alba Rodriguez, Britta Denise Hardesty - CSIRO & Ocean Conservacy
Publication year
2016
Resource type
Scientific publication
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Toxicity and impact of meso and macro marine litter
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Number of links to resource
3