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natural phenomenon > biological phenomenon > anthropogenic effect

Preferred term

anthropogenic effect  

Definition

  • Human impact on the environment or anthropogenic impact on the environment includes changes to biophysical environments and to ecosystems, biodiversity, and natural resources caused directly or indirectly by humans, including global warming, environmental degradation (such as ocean acidification), mass extinction and biodiversity loss, ecological crisis, and ecological collapse. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_impact_on_the_environment)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • anthropic action
  • anthropic effect
  • anthropic influence
  • anthropogenic action
  • anthropogenic influence
  • human action
  • human effect
  • human influence

In other languages

  • French

  • action anthropique
  • action anthropogène
  • action anthropogénique
  • action de l'homme
  • action humaine
  • effet anthropique
  • effet anthropogène
  • influence anthropique
  • influence anthropogène
  • influence anthropogénique
  • influence de l'homme
  • influence humaine

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/QX8-2S40SH18-7

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