%0 Journal Article
%T Impacts of marine plastic on ecosystem services and economy: State of South African research
%A Arabi
%A Sumaiya
%A Nahman
%A Anton
%J Journal of Power and Energy Engineering 电力与能源
%D 2020
%R 10.17159/sajs.2020/7695
%K marine plastic debris
%K plastic pollution
%K economic impacts In this section
%K we review the South African research that has been undertaken in assessing the impacts of marine plastic debris on ecosystem services and on the economy
%K under each of the categories identified above
%K in order to identify gaps. A comprehensive review was undertaken using a wide range of databases (Scopus
%K ScienceDirect
%K Taylor and Francis
%K SpringerLink
%K and Google Scholar) and various combinations of all relevant keywords
%K as identified based on the framework established from the international review. The keywords were: economic
%K marine litter
%K South Africa
%K socio-economic
%K human health
%K agriculture
%K fisheries
%K commercial fisheries
%K recreational fishing
%K aquaculture
%K harbours
%K ports
%K shipping
%K marine plastic litter
%K marine plastic debris
%K ecosystem service
%K ecosystem service impact
%K plastic
%K ecosystem services
%K Africa
%K food contamination
%K pollutant accumulation
%K litter
%K nutrient cycles
%K marine debris
%K pollution
%K plastic pollution
%K marine plastic pollution
%K economic cost
%K economic impact
%K coastal communities
%K livelihoods
%K food security
%K microplastics
%K human health
%K human safety
%K recreation impacts
%K cultural impacts
%K shipping hazards
%K ghost gear
%K subsistence fishing
%K beach clean-ups
%K beach aesthetics
%K beach cleanliness
%K biodiversity
%K habitats destruction
%K invasive species
%K species transport
%K tourism costs
%K and port clean-up costs. We also consulted with a number of South African experts to identify any other relevant literature that had been missed.
%U http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532020000300005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en