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The increasing problem of nutrient runoff on the coast: as development increases along coastlines worldwide, water quality--and everything that depends on it--degrades

Authors :
Johnson, Ashanti
Harrison, Melanie
Source :
American Scientist. March 1, 2015, p98, 4 p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

The world's coastal ecosystems are under stress. The numbers tell the story: Over 50 percent of the global population resides within 100 kilometers of a coastline, a thin ribbon of [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00030996
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
American Scientist
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.406991661