RT journal article
T1 Litter Content of Colombian Beaches and Mangrove Forests: Results from the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts
A1 Bolívar-Anillo, Hernando José
A1 Asensio Montesinos, Francisco
A1 Reyes Almeida, Giovanna
A1 Solano Llanos, Nataly
A1 Sánchez Moreno, Hernando
A1 Orozco-Sánchez, Christian J.
A1 Villate Daza, Diego Andrés
A1 Iglesias-Navas, María Auxiliadora
A1 Anfuso Melfi, Giorgio
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 Clean Coast Index (CCI)
K1 3S tourism
K1 coastal contamination
K1 plastic pollution
K1 Magdalena River
K1 department of Atlántico
K1 Tumaco municipality
AB Litter abundance and typology were investigated at different beaches and mangroveforests at nine sites on the Colombian Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Average litter abundance onthe Caribbean Sea beaches (1.42 items/m2–12.21 g/m2) and in mangrove forests (1.29 items/m2–28.72 g/m2) were greater than that of the Pacific Ocean beaches (0 items/m2–0 g/m2) and mangroveforests (1.13 items/m2–79.41 g/m2). The most abundant litter material was plastic, which represented93.61% of the total litter content. According to the Clean Coast Index, the sites analyzed in theCaribbean Sea were “Moderate” to “Extremely Dirty”, while those in the Pacific Ocean were “Clean”to “Moderate Dirty”. The Magdalena River is considered the main source of litter on the CaribbeanSea coast, while on the Pacific Ocean coast, litter is essentially associated with the mismanagement ofsolid wastes. This study constitutes a baseline on the litter content of beaches and mangrove forests,and is useful for establishing sound strategies for their protection, restoration and conservation.
PB MDPI
SN 2077-1312
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31956
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31956
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 14-nov-2026