Air pollutants have had a worldwide effect on both wild birds and wild mammals, often causing marked decreases in local animal populations. The major effects of industrial air pollution on wildlife include direct mortality, debilitating industrial-related injury and disease, physiological stress, ...
As urban areas expand rapidly worldwide, wildlife is exposed to a wide range of novel environmental stressors, such as increased air pollution and artificial light at night. Birds in highly polluted and/or urbanised habitats have been found to have increased antioxidant protection, which is likely...
“People discussed air pollution a lot when I was in Beijing previously. Now, it seems that the topic has disappeared completely, as every day is good in terms of air quality,” Zhang said. “The sky in Beijing these days is so clear. ”On Jan. 4, the municipal authorities in Beijing...
What will happen if: the habitat of an animal is disturbed. 01:49 What will happen if: the top layer of soil is exposed. 01:52 Why should we conserve biodiversity? 02:58 Protected forests are also not completely safe for wild animals. Why? 01:33 Some tribals depend on the jungle. Ho...
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Reference work2001, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences G. McNicoll Explore book For a given population group, the adverse impact of human activity on the natural environment can be thought of as the product of three factors: population size, the per capita level of co...
The Earth’s climate is warming on a global scale due to human activity. And as air temperatures increase, so do the ocean temperatures. Although ocean temperatures do not rise as fast or as much, small differences can have big effects for the animals and plants that live in them....
All procedures performed in this study involving animals complied with the ethical standards of the institutional committee. All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.
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Exposure to ambient air pollution is a serious and common public health concern associated with growing morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the last decades, the adverse effects of air pollution on the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems have been well established in a series of major epidemiologic...