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Table 4 Distribution of articles by regional oceanic regions

From: Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map

Geographical location – regional ocean

Count of unique articles

Percentage of total unique articles*

North Atlantic Ocean

629

64.25%

 North-east Atlantic Ocean

142

14.50%

 North Sea

122

12.46%

 Mediterranean Sea

119

12.16%

 North-west Atlantic Ocean

122

12.46%

 Gulf of Mexico

124

12.67%

South Atlantic Ocean

46

4.70%

 South-west Atlantic Ocean

43

4.39%

 South-east Atlantic Ocean

3

0.31%

Equatorial Atlantic

4

0.40%

North Pacific Ocean

172

17.57%

 North-east Pacific Ocean

91

9.30%

 North-west Pacific Ocean

81

8.27%

South Pacific Ocean

43

4.39%

 South-east Pacific Ocean

5

0.51%

 South-west Pacific Ocean

38

3.88%

Equatorial Pacific

8

0.82%

Indian Ocean

66

6.74%

Arctic Ocean

5

0.51%

Southern Ocean

0

0.00%

Global

12

1.23%

Unclear or Unspecified

2

0.20%

Grand Total*

988

 
  1. *Grand total may be greater than the number of unique articles (N = 979), and percentages may add up to more than 100% as some articles contains studies spanning multiple oceanic areas