Sentences with phrase «ecological effects of pollution»

Not exact matches

Given the rapid spread of coastal pollution, field studies on their multi-faceted effects on ecological processes in coral reefs deserve a high priority.

«This was a huge undertaking,» said Thomas Davies, who studies the ecological effects of light pollution at Exeter University and was not involved with the study.

The essays document a range of ecological disasters, including the devastating effects of mining, water pollution, nuclear power facilities, and toxic waste dumps.

Partly this is because it's hard to beat the blunt biodiversity effects of direct habitat destruction (like deforestation) and partly that is because climate warming is often a slow process, for instance in the deep oceans, where its ecological effects are «outpaced» by the rapidly escalating plastic pollution — admittedly an impossible comparison.