Paradisos sota el mar: encara en queden?
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Most impacted Least impacted
Human impacts
Pristine area by country S
quare
km
Missió:
Protegir els darrers llocs verges de l’oceà
Outer islands, Seychelles, March 2015
Biomass (t ha-1)
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Apex predator
Herbivore
Carnivore
Planktivores
Marotiri Rahui Open
Comparisons of fish biomass around the world
Coc
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Pitc
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aii
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tons/h
ecta
re)
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8PreyApex predators
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* Pristine Seas
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Loss of big fish and overall biomass
Changes in Community Structure along Gradient of Human Impact
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Kingman Palmyra Tabuaeran Kiritimati
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CCA
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Kingman Palmyra Tabuaeran Kiritimati
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Other
Macro
Turf
Coral & CCA Bacteria
Turf & macroalgae Viruses
Loss of coral & rise of algae
Pitcairn 2012 Expedition