list three reasons why it is difficult to protect marine biodiversity?
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A. Protecting marine biodiversity is challenging because it is difficult to monitor the impact of the human ecological footprint, oceans are unseen by most people, oceans are often thought to be inexhaustible resources, and most of the ocean area lies outside of the jurisdiction of any nation.
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As the temperature of the water goes up, the amount and spatial extent of the kelp goes down. These changes could result in dramatic habitat loss leading to reduced ecosystem productivity and the extinction of many invertebrate species.
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In a natural ecosystem, population growth is limited by factors such as the amount of living space, food, sunlight, and water.
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Why protect biodiversity and save endangered species? Biodiversity is the variety of life (its ecosystems, populations, species and genes). Saving endangered species (plants and animals) from becoming extinct and protecting their wild places is crucial for our health and the future of our children.
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['Attaching onto substrates (this process is known as "biofouling\'), including native mussels and other organisms causing suffocation and stress.', 'Consuming significant amounts of phytoplankton, causing its population to decrease.']
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As the colony grows, the sea squirts smother local marine life and become a serious threat to biodiversity. Sea squirts are a real menace for all users of the marine environment if it spreads up the coast, with considerable economic impact.
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The list of issues surrounding our environment go on, but there are three major ones that affect the majority of them overall: global warming and climate change; water pollution and ocean acidification; and loss of biodiversity.
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['Dams are very expensive to construct and time consuming.', 'These projects initially devast human lives and biodiversity by inundating thousands of acres of forests and agricultural lands.', 'Deforestation takes place.', 'Increases risk of Earthquakes.', 'Block of fish migration.', 'Blocks sediments flow.', 'Upstream flooding.']
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['Habitat destruction/Deforestation.', 'Introduced and invasive species.', 'Genetic pollution.', 'Over exploitation.', 'Hybridization.', 'Climate change.', 'Diseases.', 'Human over-population.']
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['Government legislation.', 'Nature preserves.', 'Reducing invasive species.', 'Habitat restoration.', 'Captive breeding and seed banks.', 'Research.', 'Reduce climate change.', 'Purchase sustainable products.']
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There are numerous species currently in danger of extinction. Most of them are caused directly or indirectly by man: climate change, destruction of their habitat, illegal hunting, etc. ... Only ambitious plans for protection can save these fascinating species.
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Under the Endangered Species Act, 22 coral species are listed as threatened, and three are listed as endangered. The primary threats to coral reefs are climate change, pollution, and impacts from unsustainable fishing.
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Why is biodiversity so important and worthy of protection? Research has shown that biodiversity is a crucial factor for the properties and performance of ecosystems. ... This alters the nature of ecosystems or destroys them outright and impacts ecosystem services such as the provision of food and clean water.
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The main cause of the loss of biodiversity can be attributed to the influence of human beings on the world's ecosystem, In fact human beings have deeply altered the environment, and have modified the territory, exploiting the species directly, for example by fishing and hunting, changing the biogeochemical cycles and ...
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Habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species, pollution, the human population growth, and overharvesting are the greatest threats of biodiversity. You just studied 30 terms!
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Ocean acidification has been shown to affect organisms and ecosystems, impacting ecosystem services such as food security, by endangering fisheries and aquaculture. It also impacts coastal protection (for example by weakening coral reefs shielding the coastline), transportation and tourism.
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The main threats facing biodiversity globally are: destruction, degradation and fragmentation of habitats. reduction of individual survival and reproductive rates through exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species.