Luna-Jorquera G., Thiel M., Portflitt-Toro M., Dewitte Boris. (2019). Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter : an example from the South Pacific. Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29 (2), p. 245-259. ISSN 1052-7613.
Titre du document
Marine protected areas invaded by floating anthropogenic litter : an example from the South Pacific
Luna-Jorquera G., Thiel M., Portflitt-Toro M., Dewitte Boris
Source
Aquatic Conservation-Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2019,
29 (2), p. 245-259 ISSN 1052-7613
Oceanic marine protected areas (MPAs) that are close to the litter accumulation zones in the subtropical gyres receive large amounts of plastic litter, both as micro- and as macroplastics. The macro-litter accumulating on the islands in the Easter Island Ecoregion (Rapa Nui and Salas y Gomez) can be traced back to the high seas industrial fishery operating in the South Pacific. Seabirds nesting in the MPAs in the South Pacific are affected by both microplastic ingestion and macroplastic in their nests, but there was no evidence of entangled birds. Conservation of seabirds (and other species) in these oceanic MPAs requires efficient measures to reduce plastic contamination in the ocean. Observations made in the South Pacific coincide with those from other oceanic MPAs, calling for global actions.
Plan de classement
Ecologie, systèmes aquatiques [036]
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Pollution [038]
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Etudes, transformation, conservation du milieu naturel [082]
Description Géographique
PACIFIQUE SUD ; CHILI ; RAPA NUI ILE ; SALAS Y GÓMEZ ILE
