Human health impacts of ecosystem alteration
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Human activity is rapidly transforming most of Earth’s natural systems. How this transformation is impacting human health, whose health is at greatest risk, and the magnitude of the associated disease burden are relatively new subjects within the field of environmental health. We discuss what is known about the human health implications of changes in the structure and function of natural systems and propose that these changes are affecting human health in a variety of important ways. We identify several gaps and limitations in the research that has been done to date and propose a more systematic and comprehensive approach to applied research in this field. Such efforts could lead to a more robust understanding of the human health impacts of accelerating environmental change and inform decision making in the land-use planning, environmental conservation, and public health policy realms.
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Reduced biodiversity of both wild and agricultural species can have detrimental effects for diet quality and environmental sustainability by reducing availability and access to nutritious, seasonal foods and loss of ecosystem functions.
“Reduced biodiversity of both wild and agricultural species can have detrimental effects for diet quality and environmental sustainability by reducing availability and access to nutritious, seasonal foods and loss of ecosystem functions (14).”
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- Authors
- Myers, S. S., Gaffikin, L., Golden, C. D., Ostfeld, R. S., H. Redford, K., H. Ricketts, T., Turner, W. R., & Osofsky, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Evaluation and Research Technologies for Health Inc., Woodside, CA 94062;
- Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (US)
- Wildlife Conservation Society Institute and
- Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405; and
- Conservation International (US)
- Wildlife Conservation Society (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2013-11-11
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 47
- Pages
- 18753-18760
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- PMC
- PMC3839693
- OpenAlex
- W2039347482
- Cited by
- 501
- References
- 109
- Citations by year
- 2026: 18 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 60 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 50 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 39 · 2017: 48 · 2016: 29 · 2015: 27 · 2014: 17
- FWCI
- 2.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Public Health and Environmental Issues
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Keywords
- ecosystem change, human health effects, environmental change, disease burden, environmental health, land use planning, environmental protection, public health policy
- MeSH terms
- Environmental Health, Health Status, Humans, Human Activities, Research, Ecosystem
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