Conceptual model of global plants entrap** plastics

L Gallitelli, M Scalici - Environmental Reviews, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aquatic plants, seagrasses, macrophytes, mangroves, and riparian vegetation are
responsible for some of the most important ecosystem services provided on the Earth. Given …

The under-investigated plastic threat on seagrasses worldwide: a comprehensive review

L Ciaralli, A Rotini, M Scalici, C Battisti… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
Marine plastic pollution is a well-recognised and debated issue affecting most marine
ecosystems. Despite this, the threat of plastic pollution on seagrasses has not received …

General macro-litter as a proxy for fishing lines, hooks and nets entrap** beach-nesting birds: Implications for clean-ups

C Battisti, L Gallitelli, S Vanadia, M Scalici - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Fishing lines, hooks and nets represent a sub-category of macro-litter potentially entrap**
plover birds nesting on sandy beaches. Here, during a winter period, the accumulation …

From city to sea: Spatiotemporal dynamics of floating macrolitter in the Tiber River

G Cesarini, R Crosti, S Secco, L Gallitelli… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rivers are undoubtedly the main pathway of waste dispersed in the environment that from
land reaches oceans and seas increasing the amount of marine litter. Major cities are a …

Plastic ingestion in aquatic insects: Implications of waterbirds and landfills and association with stable isotopes

L Gallitelli, A Cera, M Scalici, A Sodo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem services including freshwater purification.
Nonetheless, their functionality is continuously impacted by many pollutants. Plastics are …

Dunal plants intercepting macrolitter: implications for beach clean-ups

L Gallitelli, C Battisti, M Scalici - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
Coastal vegetation intercepts macroplastics and, consequently, it may represent a reservoir
of anthropogenic litter and organic wrack. We aimed at investigating (i) the abundance …

Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques

L Gallitelli, P Girard, U Andriolo, M Liro, G Suaria… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic litter, such as plastic, is investigated by the global scientific community from
various fields employing diverse techniques. The goal is to assess and finally mitigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of concentration, shape, and polymer composition between microplastics and mesoplastics in Japanese river waters

Y Nihei, H Ota, M Tanaka, T Kataoka, J Kashiwada - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
While plastics are classified by size as microplastics (< 5 mm), mesoplastics (5–25 mm), and
macroplastics (> 25 mm), research in rivers has centered on microplastics, followed by …

Dune plants as a sink for beach litter: The species-specific role and edge effect on litter entrapment by plants

L Gallitelli, M D'Agostino, C Battisti, A Cózar… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic litter accumulates along coasts worldwide. In addition to the flowing litter
load, wind, sea currents, geomorphology and vegetation determine the distribution of litter …

Dunal plants as sink for anthropogenic marine litter: The entrap** role of Salsola kali L.(1753) in a Mediterranean remote beach (Sardinia, Italy)

C Battisti, G Fanelli, L Gallitelli, M Scalici - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
The ability to retain anthropogenic marine litter by a halo-psammophilous plant formation
dominated by a single prostrate species (Salsola kali) on a Sardinian beach was measured …