A global mapping project led by University of Queensland researchers has revealed the major stressors placed upon global coastlines by human activity.
A global mapping project led by University of Queensland researchers has revealed the major stressors placed upon global coastlines by human activity.
The team quantified and mapped the presence and extent of major land-based and marine stressors, finding that 97 per cent of coastal areas globally had at least one major stressor present.
Professor Salit Kark from UQ’s School of Biological Sciences said the research team were surprised at the sheer extent and far-reaching impact revealed by the footprint map created.
“There is hardly anywhere on the planet, outside of the polar and arctic regions, that does not show some form of human pressure on their coastline,” Professor Kark said.
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