Tara_Mediterranean

Experiment:
(Collection)
Tara_Mediterranean
PIs*: Boss, Emmanuel | Chase, Alison | Claustre, Herve
Start Time:2014-06-26 10:51:00
End Time:2014-09-17 17:41:21
North:43.58250000
South:33.65970000
East:35.31000000
West:3.23200000
Data Types: pigment, flow_thru, mooring
Parameters: allo allo_quality alpha-beta-car alpha-beta-car_quality ap ap_sd bacterio_chl_a bacterio_chl_a_quality but-fuco but-fuco_quality chl_a chl_a_quality chl_c1c2 chl_c1c2_quality chl_c3 chl_c3_quality chlide_a chlide_a_quality cp cp_sd diadino diadino_quality diato diato_quality dv_chl_a dv_chl_a_quality end_time es es_sd fuco fuco_quality hex-fuco hex-fuco_quality lu lu_sd lut lut_quality neo neo_quality perid perid_quality phide_a phide_a_quality phytin_a phytin_a_quality pras pras_quality rrs rrs_sd sal tot_chl_a tot_chl_a_quality tot_chl_b tot_chl_b_quality viola viola_quality volfilt wt zea zea_quality
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DOI

10.5067/SeaBASS/TARA_MEDITERRANEAN/DATA001

Description

Over the past decades, the proliferation of plastics has rapidly become a global problem affecting all oceans. With 80% of plastics in the sea originating from land, this pollution highlights the interactions between our daily lives and the ocean, and reinforces the need for a transition to an economy that is more respectful of the planet. During the Tara Mediterranean expedition in 2014, the schooner crisscrossed the Mare nostrum to study the interaction of plastics with plankton, and biodiversity in general. First edifying observation: of the 2000 samples taken during the expedition from 350 different sites, all contained plastic fragments.

URL

http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/

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