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The marine environment is often viewed as a vast expanse of clean habitats and ecosystems supporting a diverse range of marine life, from familiar charismatic animals to strange creatures from the deep. Research has revealed that today’s oceans face a number of challenges including the alarming rate of biodiversity loss. Human activity is increasin...
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... This condition usually makes seawater alkaline and acidic; hence, the biota produces calcium carbonate. However, corals containing calcium carbonate are fragile and easily broken or exposed to waves, currents, and human activities (Nash 2013;Rizzo et al. 2022;Shah 2021). ...
Climate change in the seawater of Southeast Sulawesi affects the health of coral reef ecosystems, causing disease infection at several observation sites. Therefore, this study examined the spread of coral diseases in the Southeast Sulawesi Sea to understand the environmental impact, especially the impact of climate change and global warming. The methods included data sampling techniques such as observing coral and disease conditions, collecting water quality measurements, and processing satellite imagery data. The results showed that the number of colonies at the sites varied. The Wanci site (Wakatobi Regency) had the highest number of colonies in the healthy and infected categories (627 colonies), followed by the Padamarang site (Kolaka Regency) and Pasijambe site (Kendari City), with 572 and 340 colonies, respectively. The number of infected colonies also fluctuated, with 46 in Wanci, 27 in Pasijambe, and 13 in Padamarang, while the respective prevalence rates were 7%, 8%, and 2%. Black band disease predominated at the three observation sites: the Wanci site (19 infected colonies), the Pasijambe site (4.5 infected colonies), and the Padamarang site (three infected colonies). Several climate change factors, including sea surface temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen, ocean currents, and nitrate and phosphate concentration, had positive correlations. These were confirmed to determine the number of infected coral colonies. The prevalence of coral disease showed a good correlation with the nitrate content (r = 0.844; p < 0.05) and phosphate content (r = 0.611; p < 0.05). Climate change pressure was thus found to affect the condition of the Southeast Sulawesi marine environment. In addition to reducing anthropogenic pressure, parties must use coastal management to reduce the various environmental pressures that affect corals. Finally, education is required to enable local people and industries to identify the challenges that corals face and propose solutions.
... Habitat transition, (such as land-use shifts, structural alteration of wetlands or water drain from streams, depletion of coral reefs, and disruption to sea floors due to trawling), climate change, invasive alien organisms, excess degradation and contamination are the most significant primary causes for loss of biological diversity and improvements to ecosystem services. Changes in land use can affect biodiversity, and the increase in agricultural production and growth in industrial crops, mainly tropical sugar cane and palm oil, and in other US and European monoculture is now linked to loss of biodiversity [5] [6]. ...
The energy plants for biomass cause significant changes to land use in agriculture and marginal land to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels. Several studies analyse the impact on the biodiversity of energy crops and especially perennial grasses, but few studies of their interaction with farmland, especially mammals, exist. Energy crops cultivation can lead to conflicts with land use, including the loss of agricultural biodiversity. Understanding the ecological impact of bioenergy planting schemes is essential to mitigate the potential adverse effects of these structurally diverse crops on already declining agricultural land biodiversity and to maximize their benefit. Throughout our research, we concentrate throughout particular on the association of energy crops with food crops and the influence of energy crops on agricultural birds and examine the disparity between the consequences of these practices on birds with several ecological conditions. The first comprehensive review of the published impacts of bioenergy crop production on biodiversity is presented in this article, the drivers are evaluated and the pressures are assessed, and the current trends and impacts are summarised. The review offers insight into the types of biodiversity indicators used in a variety of conditions, and the mitigating actions proposed to reduce negative effects or achieve benefits to biodiversity. # Keywords: Agricultural, Biomass, Biodiversity, Renewable Energy, Europe, Sources of Energy, Energy Crops, Environment, Sustainability. # Citation: Siggia, D., Valentina, M., Kolte, A., Rossi, M., Pawar, A. (2020). Performance Orientation Towords Biodiversity Impacts of Energy Crop Production on Agricultural Land Use and Farmland Habitats in Europe. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(4): 1-6.
