{"product_id":"plastic-pollution-and-marine-conservation-approaches-to-protect-biodiversity-and-marine-life-paperback-9780128224717","title":"Plastic Pollution and Marine Conservation; Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life (Paperback) 9780128224717","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlastic Pollution and Marine Conservation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eApproaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAddresses the global issue of marine plastic debris through a scientific and popular approach\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiuseppe Bonanno (Edited by), Martina Orlando-Bonaca (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780128224717, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 9 March 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e346 pages, Approx. 100 illustrations (100 in full color)\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.57 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlastic Pollution and Marine Conservation: Approaches to Protect Biodiversity and Marine Life\u003c\/i\u003e provides comprehensive knowledge on the consequences of plastic waste in marine environments at different levels, ranging from ecological and biological, to social, economic and political. The book synthesizes historical information, gaps in current knowledge, and recent discoveries by illustrating the main stages that made plastics a global issue for ocean ecosystems and their wildlife. Written by international experts on marine pollution, marine biology, and management of environmental resources, this book explores the main topics of marine plastic pollution such as input quantification, polluting sources, ultimate fate, ecological consequences, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis an important resource for a wide audience, including marine conservationists, environmental managers, decision-makers, NGOs, private companies, and activists working to combat plastics in our seas and oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Giuseppe Suaria 1. Marine plastics: What’s wrong with them? \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Bonanno\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Microplastics in seawater and sediments: Distribution and transport \u003ci\u003eMateja Grego, Manca Kovac Virsek and Oliver Bajt\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Fate, transport and impact of plastic debris on plankton organisms \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Bonanno\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Plastic impact on marine benthic organisms and food webs \u003ci\u003eValentina Pitacco, Martina Orlando-Bonaca and Carlo Giacomo Avio\u003c\/i\u003e 5. Plastic impact on sharks and rays \u003ci\u003eLovrenc Lipej, Alessandro Acquavita, Nicola Bettoso and Francesco Cumani\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Marine organisms as bioindicators of plastic pollution \u003ci\u003eMartina Orlando-Bonaca, Carlo Giacomo Avio and Giuseppe Bonanno\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Marine protected areas and plastic pollution \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Bonanno \u003c\/i\u003e8. Microplastics pollution: A thriller with many leading roles and an unknown ending \u003ci\u003eAna Rotter, Ernesta Grigalionyte-Bembic, Katja Klun and Rachel Tiller \u003c\/i\u003e9. Perspectives on marine plastics \u003ci\u003eGiuseppe Bonanno\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Marine biology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Marine biology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Marine%20biology%20%5BPSPM%5D%22\"\u003ePSPM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Academic Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46650285555992,"sku":"9780128224717","price":110.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780128224717.jpg?v=1694107277","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plastic-pollution-and-marine-conservation-approaches-to-protect-biodiversity-and-marine-life-paperback-9780128224717","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}