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effect > effect on the environment > degradation of the environment > ecosystem degradation
physicochemical process > degradation > environmental degradation > ecosystem degradation
... > biosphere > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem vulnerability > ecosystem degradation
... > science > natural science > life science > ecology > synecology > ecosystem > ecosystem vulnerability > ecosystem degradation

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ecosystem degradation  

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  • Degradation or destruction of large natural environments. When one ecosystem is under attack as a result of natural or man-made disaster it is extremely difficult to calculate the ripple effects throughout nature. When two or more ecosystems are being degraded the probabilities of synergistic destructiveness multiply. Ecosystems in many regions are threatened, despite their biological richness and their promise of material benefits.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2522

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