HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION
type: Concept

DEFORESTATION
change note: 2012-07-11 10:07:37.0 [tbs1979] update Definition (Goudie, Andrew. 1997. The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Physical Geography. Blackwell Publishing, Malden, Massachusetts. ); update Definition (Deforestation is the removal of trees from a locality. This removal may be either temporary or permanent, leading to partial or complete eradication of the tree cover. It can be a gradual or rapid process, and may occur by means of natural or human agencies, or a combination of both.);
in scheme: sciencekeywords
definition: Deforestation is the removal of trees from a locality. This removal may be either temporary or permanent, leading to partial or complete eradication of the tree cover. It can be a gradual or rapid process, and may occur by means of natural or human agencies, or a combination of both.
type: Concept