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DOI	10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.003
	Beach litter in Ecuador and the Galapagos islands: A baseline to enhance environmental conservation and sustainable beach tourism
	Mestanza C.; Botero C.M.; Anfuso G.; Chica-Ruiz J.A.; Pranzini E.; Mooser A.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	0025326X
起始页码	573
结束页码	578
卷号	140
英文摘要	The presence and characterization of beach litter was investigated, according to the EA/NALG (2000) methodology, at 59 sites along four provinces of Ecuador, i.e., three continental and the Galapagos Islands Province. The methodology, which has been verified in several countries, was used to classify beaches into four grades (from “A” – excellent to “D” – poor) according to the content of nine types of litter. Twenty-two sites (i.e., 37% of total) obtained Grade “C”, 18 (31%) Grade “B”, 12 (20%) Grade “A”, and 7 (12%) Grade “D”. The province that showed excellent litter grades was the Galapagos Islands where 88% of beaches obtained Grade “A”, whereas Santa Elena and Esmeraldas provinces presented the worst beaches in terms of litter content and abundance. Environmental authorities should focus more attention on continental beaches by improving adequate cleaning operations to make them more attractive to national and international tourism. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
英文关键词	3S destinations; Beach litter grade; Beach type; EA/NALG
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Developing countries; Tourism; 3S destinations; Beach types; Cleaning operations; EA/NALG; Environmental Authority; Environmental conservation; Galapagos Islands; International tourisms; Beaches; baseline survey; beach; cleanup; conservation management; ecotourism; litter; tourist destination; article; attention; cleaning; Ecuador; environmental protection; seashore; tourism; analysis; Ecuador; environmental monitoring; environmental protection; procedures; recreation; standards; swimming; waste; Ecuador; Esmeraldas; Galapagos Islands; Santa Elena; Bathing Beaches; Conservation of Natural Resources; Ecuador; Environmental Monitoring; Recreation; Waste Products
来源期刊	Marine Pollution Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/150063
作者单位	Universidad de Cádiz, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain; Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Facultad de Recursos Naturales, Puerto Francisco de Orellana, Orellana, Ecuador; Grupo de Investigación en Sistemas Costeros, PlayasCorp, Santa Marta, Colombia; Università di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Italy
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mestanza C.,Botero C.M.,Anfuso G.,et al. Beach litter in Ecuador and the Galapagos islands: A baseline to enhance environmental conservation and sustainable beach tourism[J],2019,140.
APA	Mestanza C.,Botero C.M.,Anfuso G.,Chica-Ruiz J.A.,Pranzini E.,&Mooser A..(2019).Beach litter in Ecuador and the Galapagos islands: A baseline to enhance environmental conservation and sustainable beach tourism.Marine Pollution Bulletin,140.
MLA	Mestanza C.,et al."Beach litter in Ecuador and the Galapagos islands: A baseline to enhance environmental conservation and sustainable beach tourism".Marine Pollution Bulletin 140(2019).