Map shows scale of ecosystem disturbance across Australia
University of Queensland researchers are urging governments to use newly created national data to protect the country's last remaining ecosystems free of human pressures. The two new datasets map the extent of ecosystem disturbance across the country and show that while about 30% of Australia is sti...
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University of Queensland researchers are urging governments to use newly created national data to protect the country's last remaining ecosystems free of human pressures. The two new datasets map the extent of ecosystem disturbance across the country and show that while about 30% of Australia is still free or almost free of human pressures, many landscapes are becoming increasingly fragmented.
Originally published at Phys.org
