Marine litter pollution on coral reefs of Darvel Bay (East Sabah, Malaysia)

• Main Authors: Nadiezhda Santodomingo, Chris Perry, Zarinah Waheed, Muhammad Ali bin Syed Hussein, Allia Rosedy, Kenneth G. Johnson
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: QH1-(199.5) General Including nature conservation, geographical distribution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31512/1/Marine%20litter%20pollution%20on%20coral%20reefs%20of%20Darvel%20Bay%20%28East%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%29.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31512/2/Marine%20litter%20pollution%20on%20coral%20reefs%20of%20Darvel%20Bay%20%28East%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%291.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31512/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X21010328; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112998
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Marine litter is recognized as an increasing component of marine ecosystem pollution. In this baseline study, we document the magnitude, types, sources, and potential impacts of litter on six coral reefs in East Sabah. We applied a simplified classification of litter to extract abundance data from v...