Does erosion affect marine life?

Erosion definitely affects marine life. Maybe not all of it or over a very long time scale, but also on short time scales. The most easily observable effect would be that the habitat itself erodes away. read more

Also erosion on land will affect marine life. If minerals get washed out from rocks and carried into the ocean this will change the chemistry of the water. Not on a global scale, but for sure locally. The water in estuaries will have a different composition of minerals depending on the water brought in by the river. read more

Laws, Regulations, and Policy Responses on Sedimentation and Erosion. The most important regional legal framework in the Wider Caribbean Region for the protection of the Caribbean Sea from pollution is the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention). read more

Soil Erosion and How It Affects the People, Plants and Animals in Africa Soil Erosion affects the people, plants, and animals of Africa by causing widespread hunger throughout the continent. This happens when big companies slash and burn the forests of Africa. read more