Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要:
At present, few studies have investigated the marine litter abundance, composition and distribution on rocky bottoms due to sampling constraints. We surveyed by means of the ROV imaging technique a system of biogenic rocky outcrops classified as a Site of Community Importance in the Adriatic Sea. A mean density of 3.3 (��1.8) items/100�m2was recorded, with a strong dominance of fishing- and aquaculture-related debris, accounting for 69.4% and 18.9% of the total, respectively. The abundance of litter over the rocky bottoms was significantly higher than that on soft substrates, and its spatial distribution proved to be related to hydrographic factors. Litter-fauna interactions were high, with most of the debris (65.7%) entangling or covering benthic organisms, in particular habitat constructors such as the endangered sea sponge Geodia cydonium. Unless appropriate measures are undertaken to address this problem, the abundance of marine litter in the area is likely to increase. � 2016 Elsevier Ltd
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Loc. Brondolo, Chioggia, VE, Italy; Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 60, Rome, RM, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/c, Sgonico, TS, Italy; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR-ISMAR), Largo Fiera della Pesca 2, Ancona, AN, Italy
Recommended Citation:
Melli V.,Angiolillo M.,Ronchi F.,et al. The first assessment of marine debris in a Site of Community Importance in the north-western Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01,114(2)