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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION

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HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION  

Definition

  • The change of land quality, for example through land transformation or intensification of land use. Common reasons for habitat conversion are deforestation/reforestation, suburbanization, corridor construction, desertification and agricultural intensification, e.g. wetland drainage, irrigation or degradation due to overgrazing. (en)

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  • HABITAL CONVERSIONS/FRAGMENTATION (en)

Change note

  • 2012-06-27 14:10:12.0 [tbs1979] Move Concepts add narrower relation (HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION [f1682ed1-2d9c-41ec-9553-49b9ab55df9b,20183] - URBANIZATION [e759cacb-33f0-4564-b151-c7cfa5e85ed3,21607]);
  • 2012-07-02 15:39:38.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (From the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites (TEMS) database. "http://www.fao.org/gtos/tems/index.jsp" ); update Definition (HABITAT CONVERSION: The change of land quality, for example through land transformation or intensification of land use. Common reasons for habitat conversion are deforestation/reforestation, suburbanization, corridor construction, desertification and agricultural intensification, e.g. wetland drainage, irrigation or degradation due to overgrazing. HABITAT FRAGMENTATION: breaking up of a continuous habitat, ecosystem, or land-use type into smaller fragments, which is considered to be one of several spatial processes in land transformation. It is commonly used in relation to the fragmentation of forests. Habitat fragmentation is mainly caused by human activities such as logging, conversion of forests into agricultural areas and suburbanization, but can also be caused by natural processes such as fire.);
  • 2012-07-11 10:05:32.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (The change of land quality, for example through land transformation or intensification of land use. Common reasons for habitat conversion are deforestation/reforestation, suburbanization, corridor construction, desertification and agricultural intensification, e.g. wetland drainage, irrigation or degradation due to overgrazing.); update Definition (Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS) Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring Sites (TEMS) database.);
  • 2019-07-15 12:46:29.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION [f1682ed1-2d9c-41ec-9553-49b9ab55df9b,83651] - ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS [a66ec515-6a6e-487b-9004-2d19d6ffff04,368967]);

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