Mangroves in the “Plasticene”: High exposure of coastal mangroves to anthropogenic litter pollution along the Central-West coast of India

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 858; no. Pt 3; p. 160071
• Main Authors: De, Kalyan, Sautya, Sabyasachi, Dora, G. Udhaba, Gaikwad, Santosh, Katke, Dinesh, Salvi, Aditya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2023
• Subjects: Arabian Sea; behavior change; biodiversity; canopy; climate; Coastal ecosystems; coasts; Ecosystem; environment; forest litter; India; Indian Ocean; Mangrove; mangrove forests; marine debris; oceans; Plastic pollution; plastics; pneumatophores; pollution load; prediction; risk; Solid waste management; trees; waste management; water currents; wind; India; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Mangrove; Solid waste management; Coastal ecosystems; Plastic pollution
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160071

Anthropogenic litter is a ubiquitous stressor in the global ocean, and poses ominous threats to oceanic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. At the terrestrial-ocean interface, tropical mangrove forests are subject to substantial exposure to mismanaged litter from inland and marine sources. While...