Although GM rice may increase the efficiency of modern agriculture and provide other benefits, not all global markets fully accept GM products for a variety of reasons, including the introduction of new allergens, the possible development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, and the modification of environmental biodiversity [ 11].
Dominant woody species are identified and discussed in relation to their provision of amenity, support of biodiversity, modification of urban microclimate and amelioration of air pollution to help establish the benefits and disadvantages of naturally established woody vegetation as part of an overall urban forestry strategy.
I think genetic modification of foods and lack of biodiversity and the fact that a handful of large multinational corporations control the food supply are huge issues that the average person probably isn't aware of.
Coastal sandy ecosystems are increasingly being threatened by human pressure, causing loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation and landscape modifications.
Green-tree retention cutting (GTR) is a modification of traditional clear-cutting, aimed at better consideration of biodiversity.
In the NI framework, a biodiversity indicator is defined as [15]: "A natural variable related to any aspect of biodiversity, supposed to respond to environmental modification and representative for a delimited area.
Nagendra et al. [ 26] outline how changes and modifications in land cover constitute the most dominant drivers of biodiversity loss globally.
Anthropogenic modification of natural habitat is resulting in a widespread loss of biodiversity.
The processes of land clearing, habitat modification and the invasion of exotic species, together with pollution and climate change, represent the major drivers of the loss of biodiversity and services provided by native ecosystems (Millenium Ecosystem Assessment MEA 2005).
Effects comprise overfishing, habitat modification or destruction, bycatch depletion, and diminishment of ecosystem services because of biodiversity loss.
