Mangroves as unique but understudied traps for anthropogenic marine debris: A review of present information and the way forward

Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now

(2020) Daniel A. Friess et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Dynamic distribution of microplastics in mangrove sediments in Beibu Gulf, South China: Implications of tidal current velocity and tidal range

(2020) Linlin Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

The Global Flood Protection Benefits of Mangroves

(2020) Pelayo Menéndez et al.   Scientific Reports

Global declines in human‐driven mangrove loss

(2020) Liza Goldberg et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Ocean plastic crisis—Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities

(2020) Anna (Anya) Phelan et al.   PLoS One

Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries

(2020) Philine S.E. zu Ermgassen et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Global trends and prospects in microplastics research: A bibliometric analysis

(2020) Ying Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Microplastics pollution in mangrove ecosystems: A critical review of current knowledge and future directions

(2020) Hui Deng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Mangrove forests as traps for marine litter

(2019) Cecilia Martin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Inhabiting the technosphere: The encroachment of anthropogenic marine litter in Neotropical mangrove forests and its use as habitat by macrobenthic biota

(2019) José M. Riascos et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The State of the World's Mangrove Forests: Past, Present, and Future

(2019) Daniel A. Friess et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Marine litter and microplastic pollution on mangrove soils of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombian Caribbean

(2019) Ostin Garcés-Ordóñez et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Well-intentioned, but poorly implemented: Debris from coastal bamboo fences triggered mangrove decline in Thailand

(2019) Aor Pranchai et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Global Review of Beach Debris Monitoring and Future Recommendations

(2019) Catarina Serra-Gonçalves et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Characteristics and distribution of microplastics in the coastal mangrove sediments of China

(2019) Qian Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Growth kinetics and biodeterioration of polypropylene microplastics by Bacillus sp. and Rhodococcus sp. isolated from mangrove sediment

(2018) H.S. Auta et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Microplastics: Finding a consensus on the definition

(2018) J.P.G.L. Frias et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The Global Mangrove Watch—A New 2010 Global Baseline of Mangrove Extent

(2018) Pete Bunting et al.   Remote Sensing

Selective accumulation of plastic debris at the breaking wave area of coastal waters

(2018) Ngai Hei Ernest Ho et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The ugly face of tourism: Marine debris pollution linked to visitation in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

(2017) Scott P. Wilson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans

(2017) Laurent C. M. Lebreton et al.   Nature Communications

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments

(2017) Kathryn Willis et al.   Scientific Reports

Present population and habitat status of potentially threatened Asian horseshoe crabs Tachypleus tridentatus and Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda in Hong Kong: a proposal for marine protected areas

(2016) Billy K. Y. Kwan et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Urbanization is a major influence on microplastic ingestion by sunfish in the Brazos River Basin, Central Texas, USA

(2016) Colleen A. Peters et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Artificial breakwaters as garbage bins: Structural complexity enhances anthropogenic litter accumulation in marine intertidal habitats

(2016) Moisés A. Aguilera et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Sources and sinks of plastic debris in estuaries: A conceptual model integrating biological, physical and chemical distribution mechanisms

(2016) Peter Vermeiren et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

The role of mangrove revegetation as a means of restoring macrofaunal communities along degraded coasts

(2016) Daniel Gorman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Stranded Intertidal Marine Debris: Is There a Picture of Global Change?

(2015) Mark Anthony Browne et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Changes in the composition of ichthyoplankton assemblage and plastic debris in mangrove creeks relative to moon phases

(2015) A. R. A. Lima et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

Ecosystem Service Valuations of Mangrove Ecosystems to Inform Decision Making and Future Valuation Exercises

(2014) Nibedita Mukherjee et al.   PLoS One

Using expert knowledge and modeling to define mangrove composition, functioning, and threats and estimate time frame for recovery

(2014) Nibedita Mukherjee et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Marine debris in mangroves and on the seabed: Largely-neglected litter problems

(2013) A.O. Debrot et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Plastic debris retention and exportation by a mangrove forest patch

(2013) Juliana A. Ivar do Sul et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Estimates of Marine Debris Accumulation on Beaches Are Strongly Affected by the Temporal Scale of Sampling

(2013) Stephen D. A. Smith et al.   PLoS One

Marine debris: A proximate threat to marine sustainability in Bootless Bay, Papua New Guinea

(2012) Stephen D.A. Smith   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Impacts of marine debris on wild animals in the coastal area of Korea

(2012) Sunwook Hong et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches

(2012) Cecilia Eriksson et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term mangrove forest development in Sri Lanka: early predictions evaluated against outcomes using VHR remote sensing and VHR ground-truth data

(2011) B Satyanarayana et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Increased plastic litter cover affects the foraging activity of the sandy intertidal gastropod Nassarius pullus

(2011) Alexander B. Aloy et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics

(2011) Daniel C. Donato et al.   Nature Geoscience

Evaluation of solid residues removed from a mangrove swamp in the São Vicente Estuary, SP, Brazil

(2010) C.A.M.M. Cordeiro et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Biocomplexity in Mangrove Ecosystems

(2009) I.C. Feller et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Effects of urban wastewater on crab and mollusc assemblages in equatorial and subtropical mangroves of East Africa

(2009) Stefano Cannicci et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Faunal impact on vegetation structure and ecosystem function in mangrove forests: A review

(2008) Stefano Cannicci et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY

Ethnobiology, socio-economics and management of mangrove forests: A review

(2008) Bradley B. Walters et al.   AQUATIC BOTANY