Sentences with phrase «negative ecological consequences»

Cons: Tidal power relies on primitive technology and limited locations, can result in negative ecological consequences if dams are used, and is not yet economically competitive.

Cons: Wave power technology is primitive, can potentially result in negative ecological consequences, and is not yet economically competitive.

Lead author Matthias Schmidt Thomsen, of Ocean and Earth Science at the University of Southampton, says: «We have known for some time that a reduction in biodiversity has negative ecological consequences, but predictions of what happens to an ecosystem have not accounted for the occurrence of compensatory responses.»

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3.3 the likelihood and consequence of variance from the expected ecological outcome (including negative impacts on biota and water quality).

The ecological importance of Tubbataha Reef National Park, and the fact its isolation preserved it from the negative consequences of human interaction, make this 97 km ² marine and bird sanctuary extremely well preserved.