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 Benthic communities Benthic communities
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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 Abandoned Vessel Project  ( WEBSITE )
DescriptionAbandoned vessels pose a significant threat to the NOAA Trust resources through physical destruction of coral habitats and dispersion of toxic chemicals and gear. The Damage Assessment Center (DAC) is addressing this issue by creating a comprehensive database of abandoned vessels that could potentially threaten coral ecosystems in U.S. waters. Current databases are limited in their scope or definition of abandoned vessels.
Keywords DATABASE; ABANDONED VESSELS; CORAL; REEF; ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION
Geography Keywords US; USA; UNITED STATES
Content Language(s)English
Web Address (URL)http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/dac/vessels/
Type of Website Institutional website
Related to TopicsCoral Reefs (12725); Pollution and Waste (17936); Human Settlements on the Coast (1877); Disposal of Waste from Land (1880); Maps, Statistics and Databases (1889); Impacts (19195); Impacts on ecosystems (19202); Impacts on species (19208); Responses (19242); Pollution and Degradation (438)
  
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