Human activity contributes to habitat degradation and loss through agriculture, urban and industrial development, exotic species introduction, mining, nonpoint ...

10 сент. 2024 г. · The Great Lakes ecosystem faces many challenges, however, including degraded habitat, overfishing, invasive species, marine debris, and ...

Habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive species, and contaminants impair water quality, threaten wildlife populations, and jeopardize the health and economic ...

Climate change adds yet another stress to a Great Lakes system already struggling with aquatic invasive species, deleterious land use changes, nonpoint source ...

Excessive nutrient loading, agricultural and stormwater runoff, industrial pollution, and wildlife waste can all degrade water quality of the nearshore ...

However, urban and agricultural development, pollution, invasive species and other factors can impair the health of Great Lakes species and their habitats.

4 мар. 2024 г. · But they face many threats, including habitat degradation, pollution, overfishing, and the spread of invasive species. NOAA and our partners ... Не найдено: causes | Нужно включить: causes

Habitat loss: Agricultural and urban development around the lakes, and the infrastructure associated with it, such as highways and hydro dams, has fragmented ...

Habitat loss has occurred through loss of coastal wetland, and shoreline alteration via development. •Habitat degradation has occurred primarily through ...