Breaking the wall of ocean pollution: how marine ecology reveals the collapse of an ecosystem
Jennifer Lavers, a research scientist at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University ofTasmania, studies the shocking effects of plastic pollution on ocean ecosystems, in particular seabirdpopulations. Her 2017 reports on extraordinary pollution levels found on a remote and unin...
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| Online Access: | http://falling-walls.com/conference/speakers-2017 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/122559 |
| Summary: | Jennifer Lavers, a research scientist at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University ofTasmania, studies the shocking effects of plastic pollution on ocean ecosystems, in particular seabirdpopulations. Her 2017 reports on extraordinary pollution levels found on a remote and uninhabited islanddeep in the Pacific Ocean listed as UNESCO World Heritage, has served as a global wake-up call on thealarming state of our oceans. Based on her outstanding field research and equipped with haunting examplesof wildlife destruction by human hand, Jennifer advocates for urgent action by governments, companies andindividuals in order to avoid a complete and irreversible collapse of the worlds oceans. |
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