ecological effects
Nature's ripple reactions
Ecological effects are the impacts that events, substances, or activities have on ecosystems and their components—plants, animals, soil, water, and their interactions.
The phrase appears most often in environmental science and policy discussions: The ecological effects of the oil spill will take decades to reverse.
Effects may be direct, like habitat destruction, or indirect, like disruptions to food chains.
- soil erosionLoss of topsoil
- soil compactionCompression of ground particles
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
- species extinctionPermanent end of a lineage
- food chain collapseSequential species extinction cascade
dead zones · deforestation · clear cutting · sedimentation · heavy metal contamination · eutrophication · industrial pollution · genetic diversity · carbon sequestration · ocean acidification · overfishing · invasive species · agricultural runoff · desertification · toxic algal blooms · acid rain · habitat fragmentation · wildlife corridors
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Impacts on the mind
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