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Effects of disturbance on estuary wetland ecosystem

  • Shu Gong Wang*
  • , Yong Zhang Zhou
  • , Xia Li
  • , Gui Zhu Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Sun Yat-Sen University

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Abstract

Natural disturbance and human-caused disturbance of estuary wetland ecosystem were identified. The effects of natural disturbance such as sea level rise, typhoon and storm tide, and human-caused disturbance such as reclamation, coastal engineering, environmental pollution and natural conservation area construction, on the structure and function of estuary wetland ecosystem were analyzed. The results show that human-caused disturbance has become the main driving force for estuary wetland landscape evolution. The healthiness of estuary wetland ecosystem may be realized through regulating and controlling all types of disturbance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-111
Number of pages5
JournalZhongshan Daxue Xuebao/Acta Scientiarum Natralium Universitatis Sunyatseni
Volume44
Issue number1
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

  • Estuary
  • Human-caused disturbance
  • Natural disturbance
  • Wetland ecosystem

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