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 Benthic communities Benthic communities
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 Added: 01-Jan-2000
 Updated: 15-Dec-2010
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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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Development Gateways are innovative Internet portals that seek to maximize the interchange of development information with the objective of assisting countries to achieve sustainable development and to reduce poverty. Australian Development Gateway- sustainable development through shari...g knowledge Development Gateways are innovative Internet portals that seek to maximize the ...  
A comprehensive database of abandoned vessels that could threaten coral ecosystems in U.S. waters. NOAA Abandoned Vessel Project A comprehensive database of abandoned vessels that could threaten coral ecosyst...  
Technical publications, reports, and summaries regarding contaminants that threaten aquatic species. NOAA Coastal Chemicals Library Technical publications, reports, and summaries regarding contaminants that thre...  
Visual examples of contaminated sites and the mapping tools scientists use to examine these sites. NOAA Coastal Chemicals Photo Gallery Visual examples of contaminated sites and the mapping tools scientists use to e...  
A project to clean up and restore contaminated soil and landfills at sites in the Pribilofs Islands, Alaska. NOAA Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project A project to clean up and restore contaminated soil and landfills at sites in t...  
Details on contaminants in specific areas of the U.S. and Hazardous Waste Site Reports. NOAA Site on Coastal Chemicals Regional Information Details on contaminants in specific areas of the U.S. and Hazardous Waste Site ...  
Tools and guidelines for examining the ecological effects of toxic contaminants in sediment NOAA Site on Toxic Sediment Guidelines Tools and guidelines for examining the ecological effects of toxic contaminants...  
NOAA scientists evaluate threats that toxic contaminants pose to fish, marine mammals, and other aquatic species, as well as their habitats. NOAA Site on Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Environments NOAA scientists evaluate threats that toxic contaminants pose to fish, marine m...  
NOAA Watershed Database and Mapping Projects and Tools NOAA Watershed Database and Mapping Projects NOAA Watershed Database and Mapping Projects and Tools 
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Canada's risk assessment protocol for the intentional introduction and transfer of aquatic organisms Canadian national code on introduction of species Canada's risk assessment protocol for the intentional introduction and transfer...  
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