OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE Marine debris publication list Peer-reviewed publications Hardesty BD, B Polidoro, M Compa, WJ Shim, B Wudianto and C Wilcox. 2019. Multiple approaches to assessing the risk posed by anthropogenic plastic debris. In press, Marine Pollution Bulletin. Roman L, H Patterson, K Townsend, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty and M Hindell. 2019. The size of marine debris items ingested by petrels. In press, Marine Pollution Bulletin. Cower W, A Barrows, C Wilcox and M Erikson. 2019. Big data on marine debris from citizen science surveys: opportunities and challenges. Accepted, Marine Pollution Bulletin. Roman L, BD Hardesty, M Hindell and C Wilcox. 2019. A quantitative analysis linking seabird mortality and marine debris ingestion. Accepted, Nature Scientific Reports. Claro F, MC Fossi, C Loakeimidis, M Baini, AL Lusher, W McFee, RR McIntosh, T Pelamatti, M Sorce, F Galgani and BD Hardesty. 2019. Tools and constraints in monitoring interactions between litter and megafauna: insights from case studies around the world. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 141, pp.147-160. Access here. Roman L, L Lowenstine, LM Parsley, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty, K Gilardi and M Hindell. 2019. Is plastic ingestion as toxic as we think? Insights from a plastic feeding experiment. Science of the total environment, 665, pp.660-667. Access here. Roman L, E Bell, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty and M Hindell. 2019. Ecological drivers of marine debris ingestion in Procellariiforme seabirds. Nature Scientific Reports, 9(916). Access here. Richardson K, R Asmutis-Silvia, J Drinkwin and E Hogan. 2019. Building evidence around ghost gear: global trends and analysis for sustainable solutions at scale. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 138, pp.222-229. Access here. Wilcox C, M Puckridge, Q Schuyler, K Townsend and BD Hardesty. 2018. A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion. Nature Scientific Reports, 8(12538). Access here. Vince J and BD Hardesty. 2018. Governance solutions to the tragedy of the commons that marine plastics have become. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5(214). Access here. Brennan E, C Wilcox and BD Hardesty. 2018. Connecting flux, deposition and resuspension in coastal debris surveys. Science of the Total Environment, 644, pp.1019-1026. Access here. Richardson K, R Gunn, C Wilcox and BD Hardesty. 2018. Understanding causes of gear loss provides a sound basis for fisheries management. Marine Policy, 96, pp.278-284. Access here. Schuyler Q, BD Hardesty, TJ Lawson, K Opie and C Wilcox. 2018. Economic incentives reduce plastic inputs to the ocean. Marine Policy, 96, pp.250-255. Access here. Jambeck J, BD Hardesty, AL Brooks, T Friend, K Teleki, J Fabres, Y Beaudoin, A Bamba, J Francis, AJ Ribbink, T Baleta, H Bouwman, J Knox and C Wilcox. 2017. Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa. Marine Policy, 96, pp.256-263. Access here. Worm B, HK Lotze, I Jubinville, C Wilcox and J Jambeck. 2017. Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 42, pp.1-26. Access here. Willis K, R Eriksen, C Wilcox and BD Hardesty. 2017. Microplastic distribution at different sediment depths in an urban estuary. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(419). Access here. Willis K, C Maureaud, C Wilcox and BD Hardesty. 2017. How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment? Marine Policy, 96, pp.243-249. Access here. Hardesty BD, J Harari, A Isobe, L Lebreton, N Maximenko, J Potemra, E van Sebille, AD Vethaak and C Wilcox. 2017. Using numerical model simulations to improve the understanding of micro-plastic distribution and pathways in the marine environment. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(30). Access here. Willis K, BD Hardesty, L Kriwoken and C Wilcox. 2017. Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments. Nature Scientific Reports, 7(44479). Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2017. A risk framework for tackling marine debris. Analytical Methods, 9, pp.1429-1436. Access here. Hardesty BD, TJ Lawson, T van der Velde, M Lansdell, G Perkins and C Wilcox. 2016. Estimating quantities and sources of marine debris at a continental scale. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15(1), pp.18-25. Access here. Roman L, Q Schuyler, BD Hardesty and K Townsend. 2016. Anthropogenic Debris Ingestion by Avifauna in Eastern Australia, PLoS ONE, 11(8). Access here. van der Velde T, DA Milton, TJ Lawson, M Lansdell, C Wilcox, G Davis, G Perkins and BD Hardesty. 2016. Comparison of marine data collected researchers and citizen scientists. Is citizen science data worth the effort? Biological Conservation, 208, pp.127-138. Access here. Vince J and BD Hardesty. 2016. Plastic pollution challenges in the marine and coastal environments: from local to global governance. Restoration Ecology, 25(1), pp.123-128. Access here. Wilcox C and BD Hardesty. 2016. Biodegradable nets are not a panacea, but can contribute to addressing the ghost fishing problem. Animal Conservation. Access here. Wilcox C, E van Sebille and BD Hardesty. 2015. The threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive and increasing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(38), pp.11899-11904. Access here. van Sebille E, C Wilcox, L Lebreton, N Maximenko, BD Hardesty, J van Franeker, M Erikson, D Siegel, F Galgani and KL Law. 2015. A global inventory of small floating plastic debris. Environmental Research Letters, 10(12). Access here. Schuyler Q, C Wilcox, K Townsend, KR Wedemeyer-Strombel, G Balazs, E van Sebille and BD Hardesty. 2015. A global risk analysis for turtles and marine debris. Global Change Biology, 22(2), pp.567-576. Access here. Wilcox C, N Mallos, GH Leonard, A Rodriguez and BD Hardesty. 2015. Using expert elicitation to estimate the impacts of plastic pollution on marine wildlife. Marine Policy, 65, pp.107-114. Access here. Jambeck, JA, R Geyer, C Wilcox, T. Siegler, M. Perryman, Andrady, R. Marayan and KL Law. 2015. Plastic waste inputs to the oceans from land. Science, 347(6223), pp.768-771. Access here. Hardesty BD, T Good and C Wilcox. 2015. Novel methods, new results and science-based solutions to tackle marine debris impacts on wildlife. Ocean and Coastal Management, 115, pp.4-9. Access here. Lawson TJ, K Johns, P Dann, C Wilcox and BD Hardesty. 2015. Characteristics of marine debris that entangle Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) in southern Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 98(1-2), pp.354-357. Access here. Hardesty BD, D Holdsworth, A Revill and C Wilcox. 2015. A biochemical approach for identifying plastics exposure in live wildlife. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6(1), pp.92-98. Access here. Vegter A, M Barletta, C Beck, J Borrero, H Burton, M Campbell, M Eriksen, C Eriksson, A Estrades, K Gilardi, BD Hardesty, J Assunção, I do Sul, J Lavers, B Lazar, L Lebreton, WJ Nichols, E Ramirez Llodra, C Ribic, PG Ryan, Q Schuyler, SDA Smith, H Takada, K Townsend, C Wabnitz, C Wilcox, L Young and M Hamann. 2015. Global research priorities for the management and mitigation of plastic pollution on marine wildlife. Endangered Species Research, 24(3), pp.225-247. Access here. Wilcox C, G Heathcote, J Goldberg, R Gunn, D Peel and BD Hardesty. 2014. Understanding the sources, drivers and impacts of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear in northern Australia. Conservation Biology, 29(1), pp.198-206. Access here. Reisser J, J Shaw, G Hallegraeff, M Proietti, D Barnes, M Thums, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty and C Pattiaratchi. 2014. Millimeter-sized marine plastics: a new pelagic habitat for microorganisms and invertebrates. PLoS ONE, 9(6). Access here. Schuyler Q, K Townsend, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty and J Marshall. 2014. Mistaken identity? Visual similarities of marine debris to natural prey items of sea turtles. BMC Ecology, 14(14). Access here. Reisser J, J Shaw, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty, M Proietti, M Thums and C Pattiaratchi. 2013. Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: characteristics, concentrations and pathways. PLoS ONE, 8(11). Access here. Acampora, H, Q Schuyler, K Townsend and BD Hardesty. 2013. Comparing plastic ingestion between juvenile and adult stranded Short-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) in Eastern Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 78(1-2), pp.63-68. Access here. Schuyler Q, BD Hardesty, C. Wilcox and K Townsend. 2013. A global analysis of anthropogenic debris ingestion by sea turtles. Conservation Biology, 28(1), pp.120-139. Access here. Butler JRA, R Gunn, HL Berry, GA Wagey, BD Hardesty and C Wilcox. 2013. A value chain analysis of ghost nets in the Arafura Sea: Identifying trans-boundary stakeholders, intervention points and livelihood trade-offs. Journal of Environmental Management, 123, pp.14-25. Access here. Wilcox C, BD Hardesty, R Sharples, DA Griffin, TJ Lawson and R Gunn. 2013. Ghost net impacts on globally threatened turtles, a spatial risk analysis for northern Australia. Conservation Letters, 6(4), pp.247-254. Access here. Schuyler Q, K Townsend, BD Hardesty and C Wilcox. 2012. To eat or not to eat: debris selectivity by marine turtles. PLoS ONE, 7(7). Access here. Gunn R, BD Hardesty and J Butler 2010. Tackling ‘ghost nets’: Local solutions to a global issue in northern Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration, 11(2), pp.88-98. Access here. Donlan CJ, DK Wingfield, LB Crowder and C Wilcox. 2010. Using expert opinion surveys to rank threats to endangered species: a case study with sea turtles. Conservation Biology, 24(6), pp.1586-1595. Access here. Publications in process Roman L, L Lowenstine, LM Parsley, C Wilcox, BD Hardesty, K Gilardi and M Hindell. Understanding the sub-lethal impacts of plastic ingestion in birds. In revision, Science Advances. Wilcox C, BD Hardesty and KL Law. Plastic pollution in the ocean is persistent and increasing. In review, Science Advances. Compa, Montserrat, C Alomar, C Wilcox, E van Sebille, L Lebreton, BD Hardesty and A Deudero. Risk assessment of plastic pollution on marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. In review, Nature Scientific Reports. Hardesty BD, R Ohmsen and C Wilcox. A framework for understanding and modelling plastic flows from land into the ocean. In review, Science of the Total Environment. Wilcox C, Reid T, N Carlile and BD Hardesty. Multi-decadal population dynamics of Flesh-footed Shearwaters considering multiple mortality sources. In review. Marine Ecology Progress Series. Selected popular articles, edited volumes, conference proceedings and technical reports (2010-present) Schuyler Q, BD Hardesty and C Wilcox. 20 February 2018. Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%. The Conversation. Access here. Hardesty BD, Q Schuyler, K Willis, TJ Lawson and C Wilcox. 2017. Policy and Practices Analysis to Reduce Debris Inputs to the Environment Phase II. A Final Report to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Association. CSIRO: EP178048. Hardesty BD, Q Schuyler, K Willis, TJ Lawson and C Wilcox. 2017. Assessing the effectiveness of waste management in reducing the levels of plastics entering Australia's marine environment. A final report to the National Environmental Science Programme Marine Biodiversity Hub. CSIRO. Access here. Hardesty BD, P Sobral, S Barry and C Wilcox. 2017. Ocean Pollution: risks, costs and consequences. Book chapter in Oceans. CSIRO Publishing. Hardesty BD, Q Schuyler, TJ Lawson, K Opie and C Wilcox. 2016. Understanding debris sources and transport from the coastal margin to the ocean. A final report to the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation Ltd. Hardesty BD, C Wilcox, Q Schuyler, TJ Lawson and K Opie. 2016. Developing a baseline estimate of amounts, types, sources and distribution of coastal litter – an analysis of US marine debris data. A final report for Ocean Conservancy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2015. Modelling and monitoring marine litter movement, transport and accumulation. The state of knowledge on litter in the marine environment. A final report to the United Nations Environment Program. Access here. Hardesty BD, L Lebreton and C Wilcox. 2015. Plastics accumulation and monitoring efforts around the globe. A final report to the United Nations Environment Program. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2015. Modelling and monitoring of marine litter. A final report to the United Nations Environment Program. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2015. Modelling workshop summary report. A final report to the United Nations Environment Program. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 13 February 2015. Eight million tons of plastic are going into the ocean each year. The Conversation Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 15 September 2014. The oceans are full of our plastic – here’s what we can do about it. The Conversation. Access here. Hardesty BD, C Wilcox, TJ Lawson, M Lansdell and T van der Velde. 2014. Understanding the effects of marine debris on wildlife. A Final report for Earthwatch Australia. Access here. Acampora H, BD Hardesty, K Townsend and K Erzini. 2014. Plastic ingestion by short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) in northern Australia. Proceedings of the International workshop on fate and impacts of microplastics in marine ecosystems. Hardesty BD, C Wilcox, J Butler and R Gunn. 2013. Exploring sources, impacts and methods for amelioration of ghost nets as a threat to marine species. A final report of the CSIRO and GhostNets Australia Partnership: 2009-2013. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2013. Understanding the effects of marine debris on wildlife: Year 2 Annual Report to Earthwatch Australia. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 31 January 2013. Ghostnets fish on: marine rubbish threatens northern Australian turtles. The Conversation. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2011. Understanding the types, sources and at-sea distribution of marine debris in Australian Waters. Final report to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Health, Population and Communities. Access here. Hardesty BD, R Sharples and C Wilcox, 2010. Understanding the types, sources and at-sea distribution of marine debris in Australian Waters. Report to the Department of Water, Heritage and the Arts. Access here. Wilcox C, BD Hardesty and R Sharples. 2010. Estimating the distribution and impact of ghost nets in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Final report to the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 2012. Understanding the effects of marine debris on wildlife. A report to Earthwatch Australia. Access here. Butler JRA, R Gunn, HL Berry, GA Wagey, BD Hardesty and C Wilcox. 2012. A value chain analysis of ghost nets in the Arafura Sea: identifying trans-boundary stakeholders, intervention points and livelihood trade-offs. A report to GhostNets Australia. Access here. Hardesty BD and C Wilcox. 23 August 2011. Marine debris: biodiversity impacts and potential solutions. The Conversation. Access here. Wilcox C and BD Hardesty. 2011. Cluster Analysis: a novel approach to identify types of derelict nets that comprise ghost nets. Final Report to GhostNets Australia and the Northern Gulf Resource Management Group. Access here. 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