Marine Anthropogenic Litter

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bergmann, Melanie (Editor), Gutow, Lars (Editor), Klages, Michael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Aquatic ecology.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

This book describes how man-made litter, primarily plastic, has spread into the remotest parts of the oceans and covers all aspects of this pollution problem from the impacts on wildlife and human health to socio-economic and political issues. Marine litter is a prime threat to marine wildlife, habi...