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Isola effect

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-015014

Environmental issues that are unique to island systems. This uniqueness takes into account the physical seclusion of islands as isolated pieces of land exposed to marine or climatic disturbances with a more limited access to space, products, and services when compared with most continental areas, but also includes subjective issues such as the perceptions and attitudes of islanders themselves.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-015014
FieldEnvironment
SubjectNatural environments
ReferencesMillenium Environmental Assessment
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015014",
  "term": "Isola effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Isola Effect",
  "definition": "Environmental issues that are unique to island systems. This uniqueness takes into account the physical seclusion of islands as isolated pieces of land exposed to marine or climatic disturbances with a more limited access to space, products, and services when compared with most continental areas, but also includes subjective issues such as the perceptions and attitudes of islanders themselves.",
  "subject": "Natural environments",
  "references": [
    "Millenium Environmental Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/isola-effect/"
}

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