Published Online: May 25, 2018
Page range: 30 - 37
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/oszn-2018-0006
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© 2018 Jarosław Chmielewski, Piotr Kusztal, Ilona Żeber-Dzikowska, published by Sciendo
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Human activity leads to environmental transformations, frequently on a large scale. There are places where anthropogenic consequences are unprecedented and disadvantageous to the extent that can be perceived in terms of an ecocatastrophe that goes beyond the local range. The article presents three anthropogenically degraded areas that pose danger for ecosystems in various parts of the world.