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      • Anthropogenic debris contaminates marine habitats globally, leading to several perceived ecological impacts.
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  2. 5 days ago · Marine debris produces a wide variety of environmental, economic, safety, health, and cultural impacts and is rapidly achieving recognition as a key anthropogenic threat to global oceanic ecosystems. A central theme of research on habitat degradation via marine debris is determining the impact of.

  3. Mar 7, 2016 · Abstract. Anthropogenic debris contaminates marine habitats globally, leading to several perceived ecological impacts. Here, we critically and systematically review the literature regarding impacts of debris from several scientific fields to understand the weight of evidence regarding the ecological impacts of marine debris.

    • Chelsea M. Rochman, Mark Anthony Browne, Mark Anthony Browne, A. J. Underwood, Jan A. van Franeker, ...
    • 394
    • 2016
    • 07 March 2016
  4. Apr 1, 2023 · Marine debris is one of the major anthropogenic threats to reef ecosystems around the globe. Marine debris damages the reef structure by covering, entanglement, adhesion, preventing photosynthesis, the introduction of exotic species and diseases outbreak.

  5. Mar 15, 2015 · Marine habitats are spoiled with man-made debris, from the poles to the equator and from shorelines, estuaries and the sea surface to the depths of the ocean (Thompson et al., 2009). The incidence of marine debris is cause for concern for a number of reasons.

    • S.C. Gall, R.C. Thompson
    • 2015
  6. Jul 12, 2023 · Our results show anthropogenic debris in 77 out of the 84 reefs surveyed, including in some of Earth’s most remote and near-pristine reefs, such as in uninhabited central Pacific atolls.

  7. Aug 1, 2020 · The effects of plastic debris on marine life are within the diverse range and reported in several literature records. The degree of impact by plastic pollution on biodiversity is severe in particular marine systems, and it has been identified as one of the top threats on biota (Gray, 1997).

  8. Feb 18, 2021 · The increasing number and diversity of anthropogenic stressors in marine habitats have multiple negative impacts on biological systems, biodiversity and ecosystem functions.

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