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Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… decline in biodiversity and irreparable alterations to ecosystem functions. The capacity of oceans to recover from … activities such as fisheries, ship traffic, pollution and coastal development. Cetaceans and other vertebrates are … seismic surveys, military sonar, drilling operations, coastal construction works and underwater explosions …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… as one of the four greatest threats to marine and coastal ecosystems, together with land-based sources of … eradication, and control and mitigation. Marine and coastal invasive species are introduced to new regions … They also disrupt ecological processes and compromise ecosystem services such as flood attenuation and shore …