This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Going Down the Swanee?
The organisation Diversitas has claimed (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/11/freshwater-species-under-threat) that animals and plants in freshwater habitats (lakes and rivers) are more threatened than species on land or in the sea. Much of this must be related to the human use of water which is increasing along with human populations and aspirations. Of course, it may be the case that one tends to see effects on 'focused' locations like freshwater bodies before effects are transmitted to 'wider' habitats but the losses are clearly a concern.
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