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A change in a habitat is called a disturbance. Some examples of a human-caused disturbance are deforestation, eutrophication (the addition of nutrients to a body of water), and controlled burning. Some examples of natural disturbances are wildfires and floods.
Disturbances can be very large in scale, like large wildfires, or very small, like the falling of a single tree.
Many human-caused disturbances, like pollution and deforestation, negatively affect the habitat. Others, like controlled burns, are done intentionally to improve the health of the habitat.
Natural disturbances are generally neither good nor bad. They just represent natural fluctuations and changes. Natural disturbances may seem destructive at first, but they are imperative to the normal functioning of the habitat. From disturbance comes new growth. If a tree falls in a forest, there is now a sunny spot on the forest floor that was previously shaded by the tree. Now new plants that need a lot of sun light can grow in that sunny spot. Or another example: some plants can only reproduced after a fire, such as pitch pines which have cones that can only be opened after being heated in a wildfire.
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What is habitat clearing?
Habitat clearing is when habitats of animals are being destroyed. like deforestation for example many animals in that live in trees are having there habitats cleared when we take there trees down
Can humans take metacam?
Metacam is a common drug prescribed for arthritis pain in animals. It is mostly prescribed for dogs. Metacam should not be taken by humans.
Why does many animals walk the day it is born while humans take a year or more?
Most animals don't. Some like the cheetah inherit it from there parents.
What are good and bad things about lions?
the good thing about lions is ... well.. every thing !! them living is good, them helping humans is very good. the bad thing about lions is that they eat humans but only humans that abuse them, use the or even hurt them. lions usually don't eat humans or even hurt them it really is rare for a lion just to kill a human for no reason.
How do roundworms breathe?
Roundworms do not breathe in the way that humans or animals do. Roundworms take in oxygen through their skin and into the cells. The term for this is diffusion.
How are humans impacting the tundra?
Humans take away from the habitat buy building homes. They kill some of the animals and sometimes cause fires to burn plants.
What is it called when humans take one animal to a new habitat specifically the Florida rat situation?
Relocation
Is it the humans fault or the animals fault when animals attack?
I belive it is the humans, because we take their food and habitat when we chop down forests.2. Because we humans try to move them and get in their face. And try to move them from place to place.3.We go in their territory doing things such as bike riding and animals come out for what they think is easy prey.
What is a habitat interaction?
well a habitat is where animals or humans live so when things enter you habitat you will kinda get mad don't you think like if someone entered your home you will be like " hey how is in my house" because its like your habitat that's how animals feel about when people cut down trees or when your dog runs away and the pound people take them away and maybe somebody will buy the dog and the dog is in a new habitat.
What animals attack the cheetah the most?
Some of the other preadators in their habitat could easily take them down. So lions, jaguars, and humans are a threat to cheetahs.
Why lnyx need help?
Do you mean LYNX? because if you do, they need to be helped because they are in danger of going extinct. As humans take up more space, animals are pressured and have less habitat.
What will be the present situation if you take care of animals?
it will be peaceful and animals will love humans
Can humans breed animals?
Humans cab and do breed animals often. Zoos often take in endangered animals as a way to foster their reproduction and protect the species.
What is habitat clearing?
Habitat clearing is when habitats of animals are being destroyed. like deforestation for example many animals in that live in trees are having there habitats cleared when we take there trees down
Do they take the animals out of there habitat for animal testing?
Many are, but it depends on what type of animal it may be.
What eat both plants and animals?
humans take you science
Do all animals take in air like humans?
Humans are anmals and we all act alike in that we need to take in oxygen in the air.
