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{{ Definition|title= Disturbance prevention
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| definition = The dampening of environmental disturbances by biogenic structures<ref>Beaumont, N.J.; Austen, M.C.; Atkins, J.P.; Burdon, D.; Degraer, S.; Dentinho, T.P.; Derous, S.; Holm, P.; Horton, T.; van Ierland, E.; Marboe, A.H.; Starkey, D.J.; Townsend, M.; Zarzycki, T. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(3): 253-265 </ref>..}}
[[Image:Uses2.jpg|thumb|left]]Marine ecosystems can provide a 'buffering' effect that protects humans from the effects of destructive perturbations such as floods and storms. Wetlands and floodplains, for example, can help to alleviate the effects of floods by trapping stormwater.
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== See also ==
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[[Disturbance Prevention]]
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== References ==
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Versie van 10 sep 2009 om 12:43

Definition of Disturbance prevention:
The dampening of environmental disturbances by biogenic structures[1]..
This is the common definition for Disturbance prevention, other definitions can be discussed in the article


See also

Disturbance Prevention

References

  1. Beaumont, N.J.; Austen, M.C.; Atkins, J.P.; Burdon, D.; Degraer, S.; Dentinho, T.P.; Derous, S.; Holm, P.; Horton, T.; van Ierland, E.; Marboe, A.H.; Starkey, D.J.; Townsend, M.; Zarzycki, T. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(3): 253-265