Ecological dimensions
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- Ecological dimensions of viticulture
- The interaction between people and the environment
- 1. Monoculture replaces natural vegetation
- Reduces biodiversity
- 2. Viticulture competes for scarce water resources
- 3. Enviromental impact of herbicides, pesticides, fungicides
- Enter food chains
- Accumulate in consumer organisms
- 4. Winery wastewater can cause eutrophication in waterways
- 5. Competes with other agricultural and commercial landuses
- 6. Human induced climate change
- May affect viability of grape growing in some regions
- Wine production involves significant transfmation of the environment and disruption of natural processes
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