Litter assessment on 99 Cuban beaches: a baseline to identify sources of pollution and impacts for tourism and recreation

Litter presence was assessed on the entire Cuban coastline, and includes 99 beaches from all Cuban regions, during field work carried out in 2012 and 2015. A standard method verified in several countries was applied, which classified beaches for nine types of litter into four grades (A-excellent to...

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Autores:

Botero Saltaren, Camilo
Anfuso, Giorgio
Milanes, Celene B.
Cabrera, Alfredo
Casas, G.
Pranzini, Enzo
Williams, Allan Thomas

Tipo de recurso:

Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:

2017

Institución:

Corporación Universidad de la Costa

Repositorio:

REDICUC - Repositorio CUC

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/1813

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/11323/1813
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.061
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/

Palabra clave:

Baseline
Beach cleanliness
Cuba
Litter
Sustainable tourism
Type of beaches

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