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Tourism or permanent settling: Study shows different consequences for coastal fauna

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-09-26

Coasts are habitats for many endangered species and are therefore of great ecological value. They are also of great economic value, as humans use them in very different ways: for instance as areas of permanent settling or as tourist destinations. Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have now for the first time been able to demonstrate in a study on the Maldives that these two forms of coastal land use lead to different ecological consequences shown in the model system hermit crabs. The scientists presented their findings in the journal Scientific Reports.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-09-tourism-permanent-consequences-coastal-fauna.html