The global rarity of intact coastal regions
B. A. Williams, J. Watson, H. Beyer, C. Klein, J. Montgomery, R. Runting, L. Roberson, B. Halpern, H. Grantham, C. Kuempel, M. Frazier, O. Venter, A. Wenger
The paper assesses global coastal regions' anthropogenic pressures by integrating human footprint and marine impact maps, finding that most are heavily impacted and protected areas are often under high pressure.
bioRxiv · May 10, 2021Ecology