Vanishing clams on an Iberian beach: local consequences and global implications of accelerating loss of shells to tourism.

Multi-decadal increase in shell removal by tourists, a process that may accelerate degradation of natural habitats, was quantified via two series of monthly surveys, conducted thirty years apart (1978-1981 and 2008-2010) in one small embayment on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Ove...

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Main Authors: Michał Kowalewski, Rosa Domènech, Jordi Martinell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885449?pdf=render