Authors : Pramod K. Dhokane
Page Nos : 148-149
Description :
Climate change not only affect ecosystems and species directly, it also interacts with other human stressors such as development. Although some stressors cause only minor impacts when acting alone, their cumulative impact may lead to dramatics ecological change for instance, climate change my exacerbate the stress that land development places on fragile coastal areas. Additionally, recently logged forested area may become vulnerable to erosion if climate change leads to increase in heavy rain storms.
