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Deforestation and Habitat Loss
This category deals with the causes and effects of changes in natural habitat. Examples would include questions about cutting down forests, plowing grasslands for agriculture, coral reef die-offs, and the natural process of succession.
2,589 Questions
How fast do the trees get cut down?
Specifically in the Amazon in a year a forest the size of New Jersey gets cut down.
What are facts about paper plates?
Paper plates are made out of paperboard and are biodegradable. Paper plates can be used to make crafts and for art projects.
The capacity of a forest to produce specific products (i.e. biomass, lumber) over time as influenced by the interaction of vegetative manipulation and abiotic factors (i.e. soil, climate, physiography). Net primary productivity (NPP) provides the fundamental measure of forest productivity. When measured at the point of foliar carrying capacity for all potential flora, NPP is a measure of potential site productivity. Rate of product growth, an economic component, is occasionally used as a partial measure of forest productivity.
What are the factors of illegal logging?
There are quite a few different factors that could go into illegal logging. People may need the wood that they are illegally logging for example.
How do humans influence the environment?
Humans are the one that are affecting environment the most. They have evolved with technology has left the environment behind.
What gas would increase if a large of trees were cut down?
i am pretty sure that the answer is carbon dioxide aka CO2
What are some of the effects of habitat destruction?
animals will die,plants will die,animals and plants might become extinct.
What are the predators of the Marianas fruit bat?
The predators of the Marianas Fruit bat are cats, rats, lizards, and poachers.
What is removed when putting out a forest fire?
fire is removed and small pieces of fire petrol are covered with the fire extinguisher.
How does indiscriminate burning of grass and leaves of trees or plants cause soil erosion?
All growing plants and trees help to anchor the soil around their roots. If the grass is burnt and the leaves and trees burn and die then wind and water can more easily move the soil. This is soil erosion.
What immediate impact can deforestation have on an ecosystem?
Well think of it this way would u be effected by gas and build up of gases so so will biogeochemical
How are rain forest deciduous forest and boreal forests alike how are they different?
The Rain Forests are found throughout the north and southern heimspheres and are classified by the amount of rainfall that falls during the rainy season which is about 1750-2000 mm (68-78 inches) annually. These forrests are usually dominated by hardwood (leafy) trees.
The Boreal (called The Taiga in Europe/Asia) Forest is one long strip of softwood dominated forest that collectively covers 1.7 billion acres. It can also be split into two separate forests the Northern Boreal and Southern Boreal. The North is dominated by black spruce, jack pine and larch, while the South is dominated by trembling aspen, white birch, balsam poplar and white spruce. The climax species for this forest is the White Cedar.
The declemation piece of the inevitable day?
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How do animals habitats get destroyed?
mostly fires spread in forests etc and workers destroy the habitats for paper and cut down the trees.
Edit: Basically, Humans are stupid and think they rule everything. This can come down to big headed people/ Religions/ arrogance. Sometimes the Earth itself causes some loss also.
To build structures on the land.
How much forest area in India has been destroyed?
45% of forest area is destroyed in india. some by deforestration,cutting of trees, depletion etc.. .an overgrazed grasslands ,a fertile land into borren,imbalance in nature.......................got it?
What is the most common household carbon footprint?
The most common household carbon footprint primarily comes from energy consumption, particularly for heating, cooling, and electricity use. Transportation, especially from personal vehicles, also significantly contributes to a household's carbon emissions. Additionally, food consumption and waste, particularly meat and dairy products, play a substantial role in the overall carbon footprint. Reducing energy use, opting for sustainable transportation, and minimizing food waste can help lower these emissions.
Diffrerences between URAT and USART?
It is UART and USART instead of URAT and USART. The biggest difference between URAT and USART is that UART sends data byte by byte. USART sends data in blocks and can send a clock with the data.
Habitat means where something lives and its environment. The habitat is like a house to you. It is your habitat. It's like a bear in a den. The den is the bear's habitat.
A fish's natural habitat is in the water.
Habitat means area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs, for example: a marine habitat; a grassland habitat.
How do you protest against deforestation and harm on the environment?
There is no way to completely stop it but I urge you to try because we could not live without trees and plants. Making signs and tyingyourself to a tree are good examples if you don't die. You could also make a paper or document and send it to an important person so that you have a chance to get it to a council.
What changes occur as deforestation increases along the amazon'?
Industrial pollution and runoff increase. Ecosystems are damaged up and down the river. Farms replace forests.
