A more severe impact is overexploitation of fisheries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea of Okhotsk large marine ecosystem] Reference

The combined effect results in overexploitation of ecosystems.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 10] Reference

However, overexploitation is depleting some of these fish stocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sea of Okhotsk large marine ecosystem] Reference

Increased ease of capture also increases the danger of overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Artificial Reefs and Fish Aggregating Devices] Reference

The overexploitation of groundwater can also lead to seawater saltwater intrusion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Water profile of India] Reference

We are losing yet more to soil erosion, salinization, overexploitation and desertification.    From Wordnik.com.  [Farmland: The Next Boom?] Reference

The market price for these species appears to be the driving factor for this overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arabian Sea large marine ecosystem] Reference

At least one species, the great auk (Pinguinus impennis), is now extinct because of overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Arctic~ geography, climate, ecology, and people] Reference

A major plus is the large forest reserves, which the government is moving to protect from overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 1996 CIA Factbook] Reference

In Security First, poor economic policies lead to the overexploitation of water, land and mineral resources.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4)~ Chapter 9] Reference

Marine and freshwater systems remain under represented and highly vulnerable to overexploitation and degradation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Closing Address to the World Parks Congress] Reference

Direct drivers include habitat change, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation, and nutrient pollution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Opportunities and Challenges for Business and Industry~ What We Know] Reference

Increasing consumerism, for instance, can be expected to lead to overexploitation of resources to meet increasing wants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Africa's future~ driving forces] Reference

Nonetheless, many individual populations are well below carrying capacity, or are extinct because of local overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

Preserving the biological diversity of coastal ecosystems by preventing habitat destruction, pollution and overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Regional scenarios for Africa's future~ coastal and marine environments] Reference

Mass tourism and overexploitation of coastal and marine resources may exacerbate the degradation of these natural environments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Africa's renaissance for the environment~ vulnerability of Small Island Developing States] Reference

It's like this perfect storm, with climate change and habitat loss and human population growth and overexploitation of species.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2007] Reference

In many coastal zones, overexploitation of marine resources is already a serious problem that is augmented by low productivity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 3] Reference

Current fishing methods have resulted in the overexploitation of coastal resources such as sardines, prawns, pomfrets and mackerel.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arabian Sea large marine ecosystem] Reference

This leads to overexploitation of surface and ground­water resources and eventually magnifies problems related to desertification.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Desertification Synthesis~ Key Questions on Desertification in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment] Reference

This collection weakens the trees, and slackening production and disease combined with overexploitation are threatening the species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palawan rain forests] Reference

The negative effects on marine resources as a result of overexploitation by foreign vessels are compounded further by major tanker spills.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sub-regional scenarios for Africa's future~ Western Indian Ocean islands] Reference

The situation is particularly severe in the Indo-Burma hotspot, where overexploitation for the wildlife trade is the most significant threat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in Indo-Burma] Reference

Increased groundwater abstractions or the overexploitation of some aquifers may cause saline water intrusions, making the raw water more saline.    From Wordnik.com.  [3. The need] Reference

Human intervention in ecosystem function have been expressed through habitat destruction, habitat fragmentation, overexploitation, and pollution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biodiversity] Reference

The combination of rapid population growth and economic development have also caused overexploitation of natural resources to reach critical levels in the hotspot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in Indo-Burma] Reference

The Virunga and other national parks in the DRC suffered overexploitation during the war with different military groups establishing control of the parks (see Box 2).    From Wordnik.com.  [Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of armed conflict in Africa] Reference

Despite their fearsome reputation, sharks are slow-growing, late-maturing, long-lived and give birth to few young, making them extremely vulnerable to overexploitation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Veronique Pittman: No more shark fin soup on menus!!] Reference

Whereas the decline of the species was initially driven by overexploitation, habitat loss and human persecution are now the principal threats to the Philippine crocodile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palawan rain forests] Reference

The closure was supported by the fishing community who recognized its overexploitation and provided scientists with the traditional knowledge necessary for its establishment.    From Wordnik.com.  [United States Virgin Islands] Reference

GIWA characterizes the Somali Current LME as severely impacted in the area of overexploitation of fisheries, excessive bycatch and discards, and destructive fishing practices.    From Wordnik.com.  [Somali Coastal Current large marine ecosystem] Reference

With population growth and the overexploitation and contamination of water resources, the gap between available water and water demand is increasing in many parts of the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Wetlands and Water~ Ecosystems and Human Well-being] Reference

The demand for protein is certain to become serious with overexploitation of the sea and the use of most of the available arable land as the rapid growth in population continues.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Rising individual consumption and material expectations, especially in rich nations, are driving agricultural intensification, habitat destruction and overexploitation elsewhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Invasive alien species in Africa~ Developing effective responses] Reference