Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Coastal ecosystems--Can We Afford to Delay?

Water

Lauretta Burke ; Yumiko Kura ; Ken Kassem ; Carmen Revenga ; Mark Spalding ; Don McAllister

World Resources Institute

关键词: coral reefs;    coast;    ecosystem valuation;    ecosystem services;    reefs;    water;    water risk;   

ISBN  :  1-56973-458-5

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: World Resources Institute Publication

【 摘 要 】

Warns that the planet's coastal zone is in danger of losing its capacity to provide fish, protect homes and businesses, reduce pollution and erosion, and sustain biological diversity.