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• Non-native species invasions
  ...e ecosystem of the new marine environment, with possibly negative economic consequences. Invasive species can profoundly alter the structure and function of marine Through the evolutionary fitness processes, species adjust to each other and adapt to available resources by
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• Marine Functional Metabolites
  ...ules that have key physiological and behavioural functions that ensure the fitness and survival of an organism but that are not involved in primary metabolism ...s many key physiological processes would cease to exist, with catastrophic consequences on ecosystem functionality. For further details see:
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• Chemical ecology
  ...are mediated by chemicals. It is not difficult to imagine the catastrophic consequences of the absence of such crucial relationships. ...urchins, can have a more drastic negative effect on seaweed production and fitness than smaller ones. Due to their ability to rapidly consume large amounts of
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• Possible consequences of eutrophication
  ...m below gives an overview on the eutrophication process and its causes and consequences. ...t access to waterways. The seaweed is harmless to humans but decreases the fitness for use of the water for water sports (swimming, boating and fishing).
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• Marine biological valuation
  ...ref> . The three first-order criteria were rarity, aggregation and fitness consequences. In addition, the two modifying criteria naturalness and proportional impor ...a site where the activity(ies) undertaken make a vital contribution to the fitness (= increased survival or reproduction) of the population or species present
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• Oil spill pollution impact and recovery
  ...he environment. They do not lead to the death of organisms, but reduce the fitness of the affected species owing to the impact on the physiology, behaviour or ...ce on pelagic forages. The consequences for the food web indicate possible consequences of the spill far away from the oil area. Effects on age structure indicate
  39 KB (5,895 words) - 11:04, 19 September 2024
• Valuation and assessment of biodiversity
  ...valuation criteria that were selected for this concept are rarity, fitness consequences, aggregation (as first-order criteria), naturalness and proportional import ...id double counting of scores (i.e. lumped criterion ‘aggregation-fitness consequences’) and to allow a more logical order of the steps which should be made dur
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• Definitions of marine ecological terms
  ===[[Fitness]]=== ...of two factors: the probability that an adverse event will occur; and the consequences of the adverse event. Risk encompasses impacts on human and natural systems
  39 KB (5,335 words) - 12:31, 6 March 2022