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CAUSES OF HABITAT LOSS - Coggle Diagram
CAUSES OF HABITAT LOSS
The drainage of wetlands
Traditionally regarded as ''Wasteland''
It has a variety of benefits
Provision of a range of environmental services.
Maintenance of water quality
Flood control
Shoreline protection
Recharging of aquifers
Biological productivity
Causes of wetland loss
Peat removal
Discharge of pollutants
Use for disposal of waste created by road construction
Dredging for flood protection
Drainage for agriculture, forestry and mosquito control
Removal of groundwater
Intensive agricultural practices
Agriculture poses the greatest threat to species survival because it results in so much habitat loss
Use of pesticides or fertilisers
Agrochemicals are soluble in water and can be carried away from the farms where they are applied
Deforestation
Forest forms the
climax community
Trees fomr a continuous cover and provide habitats for a wide range of tree and grownd dwelling species.
Loss of this habitat, or just its fragmentation, is likely to lead to the loss of very many species.