Environment & Ecology · Aquaculture and Coastal Degradation
What is the primary ecological mechanism by which intensive shrimp aquaculture contributes to mangrove forest degradation?
- 1There is no verified ecological connection between shrimp farming and mangrove loss
- 2Atmospheric industrial emissions alone cause widespread mangrove mortality
- 3Shrimp farmers directly replace all mangroves with solid urban waste landfills
- 4Effluent run-off containing chemicals, antibiotics, and organic waste damages the surrounding mangrove ecosystem✓
Correct answer
Effluent run-off containing chemicals, antibiotics, and organic waste damages the surrounding mangrove ecosystem
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