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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… supplies of water for climate change adapta- tion, food security, water security, human and economic … our lives including drinking, washing and cooking, growing food, support- ing industry, and producing energy (Gleick … year 2042 (DESAPD 2006), generating greater demands for food from irri- gated agriculture and for clean safe drinking …
Invasive Alien Species - a growing threat in Regional Seas
… through predation, competition, habitat modification and food-web disturbance. They also disrupt ecological processes … to its potential to outcompete native filter-feeders for food and space, the species has a range of economic impacts. … day, and may outcompete commercially important crabs for food and habitat. The cordgrass Spartina alterniflora, which …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 1 - Review of Impacts, Priority Areas and Mitigation Measures
… requires further exploration. The effects of noise on the food web and on fisheries also need to be investigated. It … into consideration the ecological effects on the whole food web and on fisheries. In particular, research is needed … within tissues of marine organisms and move up the food chain. Very high concentrations have been found in top …