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Posted Wed Jul 15 2009: from Jerusalem Post:
Study shows dramatic decline in coastal wetlands http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1247675403
The recently published study... entitled "Decline of wetland ecosystems in the coastal plain of Israel during the 20th century," discusses the harmful impact of humans on the country's wetlands over the past century. It makes use of satellite images, aerial photographs and historical maps to chart the history of the country's dramatic wetland decline. According to the report, "Out of 192 swamps and rain pools recorded in historical sources, only 18 percent [35] still exist today." The study attributed the decline, which was also found to have taken its toll on local plants and animals, to an "increase in population, farming and built-up areas." According to Prof. Noam Levin, the study's author, several species had "disappeared from Israel." One of those species was a rare amphibian unique to Israel, he said. "The only place in the world it existed was in Israel. They drained the lakes and swamps and it wasn't found anywhere again," Levin told The Jerusalem Post.
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