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Environmental damage and consequences

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Title Environmental damage and consequences
 
Creator James, P S B R
Pillai, C S G
Thomas, P A
James, D B
Koya, K P Said
 
Subject Marine Environment
 
Description The atoll environment, in general, is a
relatively restricted ecosystem where the impact
of interference of man and nature will manifest
conspicuously within a short time. The
habitat is fragile, diverse and easily vulnerable
and the effects of adverse factors on such
systems are often of very serious consequences.
Almost ail inhabited atolls of the world today
are facing environmental stress both in
the terrestrial and aquatic habitats. The post
Worldwar II activities on the Indo-Pacific
atolls, such as active settlement, extensive
cultivation of crops, military establishments,
atomic tests, oil exploitation, pollutions of
various kinds, over exploitation of resources,
wanton destruction of fauna and flora, introduction
of exotic plants and animals, dredging
and construction activities among the man
made factors; cyclones, sea erosion, El-Nino,
pests and predators coupled with natural
senescence of corals among the natural factors
are the major agents that have effected notable
changes in the physiography, morphology
and biotic communities of the atolls all over
the world. Lack of large buffer zones around
oceanic islands is a major impediment in the
replenishment of the fauna, if subjected to
depletion due to causes either natural or man
made.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1989
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2655/1/Article_22.pdf
James, P S B R and Pillai, C S G and Thomas, P A and James, D B and Koya, K P Said (1989) Environmental damage and consequences. CMFRI Bulletin Marine living resources of the union territory of Lakshadweep An Indicative Survey With Suggestions For Development, 43. pp. 212-227.