Document Type
Report Section
Publication Date
5-2021
Keywords
State of the Salish Sea, Salish Sea, ecosystem, climate change, cumulative effects, seascape, Puget Sound, Strait of Georgia, urbanization, ecosystem
Abstract
Section 3 turns to an in-depth discussion of stressors and impacts to the ecosystem from population growth and urbanization, such as increases in impervious surfaces, hardening of shorelines, and the problems caused by a myriad of marine contaminants.
Publication Title
State of the Salish Sea
First Page
50
Last Page
97
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Salish Sea Institute
Recommended Citation
Sobocinski, K.L. (2021). Section 3: Urbanization and Human Impacts to the Seascape. In K.L. Sobocinski, State of the Salish Sea. Salish Sea Institute, Western Washington University. http://doi.org/10.25710/vfhb-3a69
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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