Introduction:Human impacts on Arctic marine ecosystems are increasing in extent and intensity as sea ice shrinks and utilization of marine resources expands.The effects of climate change are being felt across the arctic while stressors such as commercial fishing and shipping continue to grow as the ...
Pollutants in the Arctic. Review of information on sources, pathways, environmental effects and human health impacts of mercury in the Arctic has been published in the 2011 AMAP Assessment on Mercury in the Arctic (AMAP, 2011b). More specific information on human health in the Arctic has be...
We are developing a management strategy for Arctic watersheds impacted by industrial production. The case study is Lake Imandra watershed (Murmansk oblast, Russia) that has exceptionally high levels of economic development and large numbers of people living there. We track the impacts of toxic ...
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The Geul River has a long history of channel straightening and bank protection, but also has several natural meandering parts. In addition, some formerly '... J Vandenberghe,JJWD Moor,G Spanjaard - 《Geomorphology》 被引量: 38发表: 2012年 Climate Impacts on Arctic Lake Ecosystems Introduction ...
2008. Human Impacts on Climate. Retrieved from: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/positions/climate_change2008.shtml.American Geophysical Union Council, 2007, "Human Impacts on Climate," available at http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/positions/ climate_change2008.shtml, accessed Febru- ary ...
Humans interact with the oceans in diverse and profound ways. The scope, magnitude, footprint and ultimate cumulative impacts of human activities can threaten ocean ecosystems and have changed over time, resulting in new challenges and threats to marine ecosystems. A fundamental gap in understanding ...
However, IPM or related methods did not eliminate the need for pesticides. These chemicals ensure the production of adequate quantities of high quality pest-free crops, which is important for food supply, prevents human diseases transmitted by insect or rodent vectors, and positively impacts public ...
Dam impacts on the Changjiang (Yangtze) River sediment discharge to the sea: the past 55 years and after the Three Gorges Dam. Water Resour. Res. 42, 04407 (2006). Article ADS Google Scholar Hoitink, A. J. F., Wang, Z. B., Vermeulen, B., Huismans, Y. & Kästner, K. Tidal...
Increased visitation to protected areas could have adverse impacts on the conservation values in the protected areas, and therefore effective visitor monitoring methods are needed to meet the complex management challenges that arise. Collecting data on human impacts is highly time consuming, thus ...