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Содержание микропластика в донных осадках озер особо охраняемых природных территорий на примере Кижских шхер ОНЕЖСКОГО ОЗЕРА и Водлозеро

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Social Injustice

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Comment on egusphere-2022-426

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Comment on egusphere-2022-426

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Comment on egusphere-2022-426

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Understanding the Sources of Marine Litter in Remote Islands: The Galapagos Islands as a Case StudyPreprint

Benito-Kaesbach, A., Suárez-Moncada, J., Velastegui, A., Moreno-Mendoza, J., Vera-Zambrano, M., Avendaño, U., Ryan, P. G., & Sanz‐Lázaro, C. (2023) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4610823

A Global Synthesis of Microplastic Densities and Stocks in the Marine EnvironmentPreprint

Walton, M. E. M., Wedinger, M., Mason, V. G., Paler, M. K. O., Buque‐Taboada, E. M., Skov, M. W., & Hiddink, J. G. (2023) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4614649

Entanglement

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Copyright Page

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List of Figures and Tables

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Environmental Pollution

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Transformations

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Conflict

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Climate Change

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Health and Well-being

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Preface

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(Not a) Dedication

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Plastic contamination of the Galapagos marine food web and the relative risks to native speciesPreprint

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Investigating the exposure and potential impacts of microplastics in the Galápagos marine food web

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Ecotoxicological Assessment of Microplastics and Cellulose Particles in the Galápagos Islands and Galápagos Penguin Food Web

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Galápagos and the plastic problem

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The Galápagos penguin as the "canary in the coal mine" for microplastics research in the Galápagos Marine Reserve & plastic pollution perceptions in Ecuadorian mangrove communities

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