A quantification of the standing stock of macro-debris in Majuro lagoon and its effect on hard coral communities

The accumulation of debris is an insidious problem throughout the world's oceans. Here we document 234.24 items of macro-debris/km2 in the shallow populated parts of Majuro lagoon (Republic of the Marshall Islands) which is the second highest standing stock of macro-debris recorded to date in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richards, Zoe, Beger, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51078