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Henry S. Carson
Researcher at University of Hawaii at Hilo
Publications - 22
Citations - 4455
Henry S. Carson is an academic researcher from University of Hawaii at Hilo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Biological dispersal. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 19 publications receiving 3315 citations. Previous affiliations of Henry S. Carson include San Diego State University & Washington University in St. Louis.
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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea
Marcus Eriksen,Laurent Lebreton,Henry S. Carson,Martin Thiel,Charles J. Moore,Jose C. Borerro,François Galgani,Peter G. Ryan,Julia Reisser +8 more
TL;DR: The total number of plastic particles and their weight floating in the world's oceans is estimated from 24 expeditions across all five sub-tropical gyres, costal Australia, Bay of Bengal and the Mediterranean Sea conducting surface net tows and visual survey transects of large plastic debris.
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Small plastic debris changes water movement and heat transfer through beach sediments
TL;DR: Sediments with plastic warmed more slowly (16% maximum decrease in thermal diffusivity), and reached lower maximum temperatures (21% maximum increase in heat capacity) have a variety of potential effects on beach organisms, including those with temperature-dependent sex-determination such as sea turtle eggs.
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The plastic-associated microorganisms of the North Pacific Gyre.
TL;DR: The relationship between plastic-associated microorganism communities and factors such as location, temperature, salinity, plankton abundance, plastic concentration, item size, surface roughness, and polymer type are investigated.
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Relationship of diversity and habitat area in North Pacific plastic-associated rafting communities
TL;DR: Diversity patterns on plastic debris are compatible with the concept of island biogeography, and the number of rafting taxa was positively correlated with the size of the raft.
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Tracking the sources and sinks of local marine debris in Hawai'i.
Henry S. Carson,Megan R. Lamson,Davis Nakashima,Derek Toloumu,Jan Hafner,Nikolai Maximenko,Karla J. McDermid +6 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that local pollutants can be retained nearby, contribute to the island's debris-accumulation area, and quickly contaminate other islands.