The ugly face of tourism: Marine debris pollution linked to visitation in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Marine Pollution Bulletin

• Publication date

  2017-04-15

• Fields of study

  Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.036PMID 28185651
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