User:LoveTheExperience/Habitat destruction

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Habitat destruction is the is the leading cause of Biodiversity loss .

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Impact on organisms

As habitat destruction of an area occurs, the species diversity offsets from a combination of habitat generalists and specialists to a population primarily consisting of generalist species . Invasive species are frequently generalists that are able to survive in much more diverse habitats. Habitat destruction leading to climate change offsets the balance of species keeping up with the Extinction threshold leading to a higher likelihood of extinction .

Solutions

Example of Habitat Destruction in Uganda.

To prevent an area from losing its specialist species to generalist invasive species depends on the extent of the habitat distraction that has already taken place. In areas where habitat is relatively undisturbed, halting further habitat destruction may be enough . In areas where habitat destruction is more extreme (fragmentation or patch loss), Restoration ecology may be needed .

Eduction of the general public is possibly the best way to prevent further human habitat destruction . Changing the dull creep of environmental impacts from being viewed as acceptable to being seen a reason for change to more sustainable practices . Education about the necessity of family planning to slow population growth is important as greater population leads to greater human caused habitat destruction .

The preservation and creation of habitat corridors can link isolated populations and increase pollination. Corridors are also know to reduce the negative impacts of habitat destruction .

The biggest potential to solving the issue of habitat destruction comes from solving the political, economical and social problems that go along with it such as, individual and commercial material consumption, sustainable extraction of resources , conservation areas , restoration of degraded land and addressing climate change .