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Beach litter along various sand dune habitats in the southern Adriatic (E Mediterranean). | LitMetric

Beach litter along various sand dune habitats in the southern Adriatic (E Mediterranean).

Mar Pollut Bull

Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Montenegro, Bulevar Džordža Vašingtona bb, 81101 Podgorica, Montenegro.

Published: March 2018

Marine litter accumulates on sandy beaches and is an important environmental problem, as well as a threat to habitat types that are among the most endangered according to EU legislation. We sampled 120 random plots (2 × 2 m) in spring 2017 to determine the distribution pattern of beach litter along the zonation of habitat types from sea to the inland. The most frequent litter items were plastic, polystyrene and glass. A clear increase of litter cover along the sea-inland gradient is evident, and foredunes and pine forests have the highest cover of litter. Almost no litter was present in humid dune slacks. Shoreline and recreational activities are the major source of beach litter, while ocean/waterway activities are more important in the aphytic zone and strandline.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.045DOI Listing

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