Environment & Ecology · Ecosystem Degradation
Which of the following human practices is MOST directly responsible for the decline of mangrove-dependent marine fish populations?
- 1Conversion of mangroves into areas for prawn farming and fuelwood collection✓
- 2Overharvesting of medicinal plants such as Rauwolfia and Nux vomica
- 3Introduction of exotic weeds like Lantana in wetland regions
- 4Overgrazing in coastal grasslands
Correct answer
Conversion of mangroves into areas for prawn farming and fuelwood collection
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