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Overfishing Long Ago Tied to Modern Ecosystem Collapse

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  • Aug 3 2010 8:53 PM

    Wendy Marsters

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The collapse of many of the world's coastal marine ecosystems is usually blamed on modern human impact. Now, a team of international researchers says the problem also has roots in overfishing hundreds if not thousands of years ago. Read about the new research in this National Geographic News article. Then, explore the subject further through links to related Web sites.

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    Topics: American Democracy, Ecology & Ecosystems, Science, History-Social Science, Life Sciences

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