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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"human stressors"”.
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Multiple perspectives for envisioning marine protected areas
… MPAs in British Columbia (BC), Canada, I mapped stressors resulting from human activities. This produced a powerful rationale for MPAs: very little of the ocean, and almost none of the continental shelf of BC, lies beyond the reach of human stressors. My work helps reconcile differing …
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Caratterizzazione morfodinamica della spiaggia del Poetto
… along the coastal zone where beach front intense human activities cause coastal damage, as well as civil protection issues. This factor is particularly relevant along urban beaches, where managing coastal erosion and maintaining beaches are the most important forms of defence against flooding and …
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Conservation of freshwater biodiversity in key areas of the Colombian Amazon
… that support millions of species, including human beings. Important goods and services ranging from food and building materials to water cleansing, flood and erosion control, cycling of nutrients and flow of energy are provided. With expansion of the human population, the maintenance of …
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Effects of anthropogenic land use on temperate mangrove forests
… unprecedented challenges due to ever increasing human activities, resulting in increased land-derived stressors that can threaten the health and integrity of these systems. Mangrove forests are unique ecosystems that play a crucial role in filtering nutrients, retaining pollutants, and …