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Network Analysis of Marine Litter Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems

  • Montserrat Compa
  • Antoni Sureda

There is an increase in reporting of marine litter in coastal ecosystems globally, especially in recent years. A literature review was carried out to identify the primary impacts and effects its presence may have on coastal ecosystems worldwide. Various search combinations in the search engine SCOPUS were performed considering 'impacts', 'effects', 'marine litter', 'marine debris', and 'coastal', for a total of 939 studies. Studies considered were published from 1974 to 2024 and an important increase in publications was observed over the last decade, especially for scientific articles. Next, search terms for three categories of predefined impacts and effects were used to identify the main research directions and emerging areas of interest within coastal marine litter research. Overall, this study highlights the focus and trends of current marine litter research globally.

  • Keywords:
  • Coastal health,
  • Marine litter,
  • Literature review,
  • Network analysis,
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Montserrat Compa

University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-0661-8712

Antoni Sureda

University of the Balearic Islands, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0003-2101-616X

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Chapter Title

Network Analysis of Marine Litter Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems

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Montserrat Compa, Antoni Sureda

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Italian

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10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.75

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2024

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Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques

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Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024

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Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci

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2024

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Firenze University Press

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Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques

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