Nitrogen pollution identified as major driver of biodiversity loss in UK coastal waters

Nitrogen pollution identified as major driver of biodiversity loss in UK coastal waters

A new study of the British Isles' coastal ecosystems has revealed that nitrogen enrichment is significantly reducing the abundance and variety of marine life. The research, published by scientists at Swansea University and the charity Project Seagrass, warns that increasing nutrient flows are overriding local habitat conditions to restructure and deplete coastal biodiversity. The work is published in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation.

Nitrogen Pollution Drives Major Biodiversity Loss in UK Coastal Waters

A groundbreaking study conducted by marine ecologists at Swansea University in collaboration with the conservation charity Project Seagrass has unveiled alarming evidence that nitrogen enrichment is profoundly depleting marine biodiversity across the British Isles’ coastal ecosystems. This extensive investigation, recently published in the respected journal Global Ecology and Conservation, underscores the ramifications of nutrient pollution on t…