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Genetic identification of macroalgal species on Japanese tsunami marine debris and genetic comparisons with their wild populations

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A spatially explicit data-driven approach to calculating commodity-specific shipping emissions per vessel

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Does size and buoyancy affect the long-distance transport of floating debris?

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