Chemical pollution as a driver of biodiversity loss and potential deterioration of ecosystem services in Eastern Africa: A critical review
Chemical pollution, i.e. the release of anthropogenic chemical substances into the environment, is a driver of biodiversity loss. Although this issue has been widely investigated in high-income countries of temperate regions, there is a lack of data for tropical areas of middle- or low-income count...
Main Authors: | Walter Cristiano, Cristina Giacoma, Mario Carere, Laura Mancini |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2021-09-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/9541 |
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