Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The...
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habitat fragmentation is a process by which large and contiguous habitats get divided into smaller, isolated patches of habitats. Habitat destruction...
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Wildlife (redirect from Destruction of wildlife)
The four most general reasons that lead to destruction of wildlife include overkill, habitat destruction and fragmentation, impact of introduced species...
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used to grow bananas. The Brazilian Navy has also contributed to habitat destruction by removing vegetation in order to maintain a lighthouse on the island...
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Wildlife conservation (section Habitat destruction)
or enhance natural ecosystems. Major threats to wildlife include habitat destruction, degradation, fragmentation, overexploitation, poaching, pollution...
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Mexico 1954 Habitat destruction by introduced goats and predation by cats. Guadalupe wren Thryomanes bewickii brevicauda 1906 Habitat destruction by introduced...
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Platypus (section Habitat destruction)
upgraded to threatened species under the federal EPBC Act, due to habitat destruction and declining numbers in all states. When the platypus was first...
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Indochinese leopard (section Habitat destruction)
a chance of long-term survival. They are primarily threatened by habitat destruction following large–scale deforestation, and prey depletion through illegal...
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Sugarcane (section Habitat destruction)
Barrier Reef and Indus Delta. Sugarcane has also contributed to habitat destruction through the clearance of land. Seven countries around the world devote...
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Biodiversity loss (section Habitat destruction)
push the planetary boundaries too far. These activities include habitat destruction (for example deforestation) and land use intensification (for example...
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occurs because of time delays between impacts on a species, such as destruction of habitat, and the species' ultimate disappearance. For instance, long-lived...
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Freshwater fish (section Habitat destruction)
ecosystems is vital. Freshwater fishes are particularly vulnerable to habitat destruction because they reside in small bodies of water which are often very...
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Environmental degradation (redirect from Environmental destruction)
resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defined...
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populations have declined dramatically primarily because of overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution. Poaching has also been a contributing factor to its...
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Petersianthus quadrialatus (also called toog and Philippine rosewood) is an emergent tropical rainforest tree species in the Lecythidaceae family. In the...
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Extinction (section Habitat degradation)
likely many more. The main cause of the extinctions is the destruction of natural habitats by human activities, such as cutting down forests and converting...
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acres (2.40 km2). The size of a particular territory is related to both habitat suitability and population density. Where red-cockaded woodpeckers occur...
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drastic decline in sawfish, another serious problem is habitat destruction. Coastal and estuarine habitats, including mangrove and seagrass meadows, are often...
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Indian mongoose, and the domestic pig), mosquito-borne diseases, and habitat destruction. It was the last surviving member of the Mohoidae, which had originated...
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Habitat fragmentation often involves both habitat destruction and the subdivision of previously continuous habitat. Plants and other sessile organisms are...
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Deforestation (redirect from Destruction of forests)
(see deforestation and climate change). Deforestation results in habitat destruction which in turn leads to biodiversity loss. Deforestation also leads...
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particular species) Habitat loss and destruction can occur both naturally and through anthropogenic causes. Events leading to natural habitat loss include climate...
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Holocene extinction (section Habitat destruction)
subsequent popularization of farming led to widespread habitat conversion. Habitat destruction by humans, thus replacing the original local ecosystems...
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Birds of the Amazon (section Habitat destruction)
its current rate of destruction, the rainforest will be gone in forty years. Human encroachment also negatively affects the habitat of many Amazonian birds...
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Manatee (section Range and habitat)
main causes of death for manatees are human-related issues, such as habitat destruction and human objects. Their slow-moving, curious nature has led to violent...
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40–60 individuals, reduced by hunting and habitat disturbance. The great Indian bustard is threatened by habitat loss resulting from agriculture and human...
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Zoonosis Land use — Built environment • Desertification • Habitat fragmentation • Habitat destruction • Land degradation • Land pollution • Lawn-environmental...
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Tiger (section Distribution and habitat)
by 53% to 68% since the late 1990s. Major threats to tigers are habitat destruction and fragmentation due to deforestation, poaching for fur and the...
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platforms. These documentaries raise awareness of wildlife trafficking, habitat destruction, and the pet trade. Goode has personally donated over 30 million...
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King cobra (section Distribution and habitat)
individual inadvertently exposing itself or being cornered. Threatened by habitat destruction, it has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2010...
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