It is important to note that combating desertification does not mean eradicating natural deserts-ecosystems formed through geological processes over time. The focus is instead on restoring areas that have been degraded and should not have become deserts in the first place. Natural deserts, like forest...
Why is it important to fight desertification? How does the Sahara Desert affect Africa? What social conditions might result from desertification? How does the Namib Desert affect the people around it? How do humans affect grassland biomes? Why is the Sahel important? How has the climate of the...
How does climate change affect humans? How does climate change affect the ozone layer? How does climate change affect the tundra biome? How do humans affect climate change? How does wind erosion cause desertification? How does latitude affect climate change?
The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, poor crop quality, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for indigenous people.
"How does this decision affect our people seven generations ahead?" Today, major decisions -- and I'm not particularly talking about Africa here, but the developed world -- major decisions involving millions of dollars, and millions of people, are often based on, "How will this affec...
Urban forests provide critical ecosystem services to humans, and, as in other systems, invertebrates are central to structuring and maintaining the functioning of urban forests. Identifying the role of invertebrates in urban forests can help elucidate their importance to practitioners and the public, ...
Human activities and natural factors affect various biomes in the state of Florida. Learn about how Florida's ecosystems (e.g., grasslands, forests, and swamps) are affected by its population, citrus farming and mining, and the formation of sinkholes. ...
There are still many problems of environmental protection in recent years. One of the most serious problems is the serious pollution of air, water and soil. the polluted air does great harm to people’s health. The polluted water causes diseases and death. What is more, vegetation had been ...
Similarly, xylem tension does not seem to affect the feeding rates of H. vitripennis, provided that the nutritional value of the host exceeds the costs of feeding under xylem negative pressures (Brodbeck et al. 1990; Andersen et al. 1992). The net result is that xylem feeders profitably ...
How does desertification affect West Africa? How do humans affect the taiga biome? How does the tundra biome affect the desert biome? Why are coastal deserts so hot? Why are deserts so hot and so cold? How do animals adapt to the sunlight zone of the ocean?