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Plasticus maritimus : an invasive species /

When she was young, biologist Ana Pêgo didn't play in a backyard but on a beach. As she grew older, Ana realized that a new species was becoming more and more common in the sand. She decided to collect the species and give it a name, Plasticus maritimus. She dedicated her life to studying plast...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pêgo, Ana (Marine biologist) (Author), Martins, Isabel Minhós (Author)
Other Authors: Carvalho, Bernardo P., 1973- (Illustrator), Springer, Jane (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver ; Berkeley, California : David Suzuki Institute/Greystone Kids, [2020]
Subjects:
Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects > Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects > Juvenile literature.
Marine pollution > Juvenile literature.
Plastics > Environmental aspects > Juvenile literature.
Plastics > Environmental aspects > Juvneile literature.
Marine pollution.
Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects.
Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects.
Plastics > Environmental aspects.
Instructional and educational works.
Juvenile works.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The importance of oceans
  • The species plasticus maritimus
  • Do you want to know more about plastic?
  • Common ocean plastic
  • Exotic ocean plastic
  • How to go into the field
  • What we can do
  • Recycling: why can't we just relax?