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Habitat degradation, fragmentation, and pollution are aspects of habitat destruction caused by humans that do not necessarily involve over destruction of habitat, yet result in habitat collapse. Desertification, deforestation, and coral reef degradation are specific types of habitat destruction for those areas (deserts, forests, coral reefs).
The problem of habitat destruction that caused the fragmentation in the first place is compounded by: the inability of individual forest fragments to support viable populations, especially of large vertebrates; the local extinction of species that do not have at least one fragment capable of supporting a viable population
Mass extinctions are characterized by the loss of at least 75% of species within a geologically short period of time (i.e., less than 2 million years). [18] [51] The Holocene extinction is also known as the "sixth extinction", as it is possibly the sixth mass extinction event, after the Ordovician–Silurian extinction events, the Late Devonian extinction, the Permian–Triassic extinction ...
Habitat fragmentation is the reduction of large tracts of habitat leading to habitat loss. Habitat fragmentation and loss are considered as being the main cause of the loss of biodiversity and degradation of the ecosystem all over the world. Human actions are greatly responsible for habitat fragmentation, and loss as these actions alter the ...
[113] [114] Habitat destruction is in fact the leading cause of biodiversity loss and species extinction worldwide. [115] Humans contribute to habitat destruction through the use of natural resources, agriculture, industrial production and urbanization (urban sprawl). Other activities include mining, logging and trawling. Environmental factors ...
To humans, it feels like the apocalypse has suddenly arrived. According to the biannual Living Planet Report published Wednesday by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), mammals, fish, birds, reptiles ...
Deforestation on a human scale results in decline in biodiversity, [211] and on a natural global scale is known to cause the extinction of many species. [212] [213] The removal or destruction of areas of forest cover has resulted in a degraded environment with reduced biodiversity. [118]
Human-caused habitat loss and fragmentation are primary drivers of species declines and extinctions. Key examples of human-induced habitat loss include deforestation, agricultural expansion, and urbanization. Habitat destruction and fragmentation can increase the vulnerability of wildlife populations by reducing the space and resources ...