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 Benthic communities Benthic communities
 Coastal communities Coastal communities
 Open ocean communities Open ocean communities
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 Jacob Nganyi
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Impacts on ecosystems
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Every type of ocean ecosystem has, to varying degrees, been affected by terrestrial sources of waste. Three broad categories of ecosystem, with quite different oceanographic characteristics can be considered: open ocean (pelagic), benthic (ocean bottom) and coastal. Clearly within these there are considerable differences in the types of communities they support, especially linked to latitude and, in the case of the first two, depth. Despite this, many of the problems they face are similar, whilst the extent of the impacts is, to a large degree linked to proximity to human populations, although climate change and atmospheric pollution means that nowhere is completely free from human impact.
 

Dead coral reefs are quickly eroded and cease to function as major fish habitats

 
 
 
 
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TitleNOAA Coastal Chemicals Library  ( WEBSITE )
DescriptionTechnical publications, reports, and summaries regarding contaminants that threaten aquatic species.
Keywords NOAA; COASTAL; CHEMICALS; LIBRARY; POLLUTION
Content Language(s)English
Web Address (URL)http://response.restorat ... rary.html
Type of Website Bibliographic database
Related to TopicsPollution and Waste (17936); Human Settlements on the Coast (1877); Disposal of Waste from Land (1880); Impacts (19195); Impacts on ecosystems (19202); Impacts on species (19208); Responses (19242); Pollution and Degradation (438)
  
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