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Article: Mangroves as unique but understudied traps for anthropogenic marine debris: A review of present information and the way forward
Title | Mangroves as unique but understudied traps for anthropogenic marine debris: A review of present information and the way forward |
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Keywords | Plastic pollution Solid waste Coastal environments Marine litter Mangrove management Microplastics |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol |
Citation | Environmental Pollution, 2021, v. 271, article no. 116291 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Marine debris and plastic pollution affect all coastal habitats, however coastal debris studies are predominantly performed on sandy beaches. Other coastal habitats, such as mangroves, remain understudied. Eighteen of the top twenty rivers that contribute the most plastic to the ocean are associated with mangroves, but very few of those forests were investigated in terms of plastic debris pollution. Here we discuss the results of the few available studies on macrodebris conducted in mangroves, which show that mangrove debris research is still in its early stages, with many areas of study to be further investigated. Indeed, the distinct structural complexity of mangroves increases their ability to trap debris from both terrestrial, freshwater and marine sources, resulting in impacts unique to the mangrove ecosystem. Our review highlights a significant lack in standardisation across the performed surveys. Here we suggest standardised guidelines for future integrated macrodebris and microplastic studies in mangroves to facilitate comparisons between studies. Such standardisation should prioritize the use of stratified random sampling, the measurement of the area covered by the debris and the abundance and type of macrodebris and microplastics found, in order to assess the ecological impact of macrodebris and its role as source of microplastics for adjacent ecosystems. We also advocate the use of standard categories across studies, based on those identified for surveying other coastal habitats. This review highlights an alarming knowledge gap in extent, sources and overall impacts of marine macrodebris, mainly constituted by plastic, on mangrove forests, which hinders policy making to address this issue. Standardised, reliable and extended research on this aspect of mangrove pollution is needed to manage and protect these endangered vegetated coastal ecosystems. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304667 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 7.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.132 |
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dc.contributor.author | Luo, YY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Not, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cannicci, S | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-05T02:33:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-05T02:33:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Environmental Pollution, 2021, v. 271, article no. 116291 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-7491 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304667 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Marine debris and plastic pollution affect all coastal habitats, however coastal debris studies are predominantly performed on sandy beaches. Other coastal habitats, such as mangroves, remain understudied. Eighteen of the top twenty rivers that contribute the most plastic to the ocean are associated with mangroves, but very few of those forests were investigated in terms of plastic debris pollution. Here we discuss the results of the few available studies on macrodebris conducted in mangroves, which show that mangrove debris research is still in its early stages, with many areas of study to be further investigated. Indeed, the distinct structural complexity of mangroves increases their ability to trap debris from both terrestrial, freshwater and marine sources, resulting in impacts unique to the mangrove ecosystem. Our review highlights a significant lack in standardisation across the performed surveys. Here we suggest standardised guidelines for future integrated macrodebris and microplastic studies in mangroves to facilitate comparisons between studies. Such standardisation should prioritize the use of stratified random sampling, the measurement of the area covered by the debris and the abundance and type of macrodebris and microplastics found, in order to assess the ecological impact of macrodebris and its role as source of microplastics for adjacent ecosystems. We also advocate the use of standard categories across studies, based on those identified for surveying other coastal habitats. This review highlights an alarming knowledge gap in extent, sources and overall impacts of marine macrodebris, mainly constituted by plastic, on mangrove forests, which hinders policy making to address this issue. Standardised, reliable and extended research on this aspect of mangrove pollution is needed to manage and protect these endangered vegetated coastal ecosystems. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/envpol | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Environmental Pollution | - |
dc.subject | Plastic pollution | - |
dc.subject | Solid waste | - |
dc.subject | Coastal environments | - |
dc.subject | Marine litter | - |
dc.subject | Mangrove management | - |
dc.subject | Microplastics | - |
dc.title | Mangroves as unique but understudied traps for anthropogenic marine debris: A review of present information and the way forward | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Not, C: cnot@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Cannicci, S: cannicci@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Not, C=rp02029 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Cannicci, S=rp02079 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116291 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33360658 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85098160447 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 326212 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 271 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 116291 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 116291 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000614114100019 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |