In dead water

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T19:58:36Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T19:58:36Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionThe new rapid response report entitled In Dead Water has for the first time mapped the multiple and combined impacts of pollution
dc.descriptionalien infestations
dc.descriptionover-exploitation and climate change on the seas and oceans. The worst concentration of cumulative impacts of climate change with existing pressures of over-harvest, bottom trawling, invasive species, coastal development and pollution appear to be concentrated in 10-15 per cent of the oceans concurrent with today's most important fishing grounds says the report. The World's oceans play a crucial role for life on the planet. Healthy seas and the services they provide are key to the future development of mankind. Our seas are highly dynamic, structured and complex systems. The seafloor consists of vast shelves and plains with huge mountains, canyons and trenches which dwarf similar structures on land. Ocean currents transport water masses many times larger than all rivers on Earth combined.
dc.identifier.isbn978-82-7701-048-9
dc.identifier.other3718
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7658
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectwater
dc.subjectcoral reef
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystem
dc.subjectocean
dc.subjectmarine ecosystem
dc.subjectfishery
dc.titleIn dead water
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048

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