1980 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Whither the Oceans and Salt Seas?
Authors : Edward D. Goldberg, Sidney J. Holt
Published in: Growth without Ecodisasters?
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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There exist today a growing number of threats to the integrity, stability, and possibly even the continuity, of marine ecosystems. Human impact on these systems is increasing both in intensity and diversity. One consequence is that, despite continuing scientific research and even a modest growth in research efforts, our apprehension as to the medium- and longterm effects of such impacts is, in many areas at least, tending to increase rather than to diminish.