DEFORESTATION

Deforestation is the loss of trees involving a vegetational succession from forest cover to some other kind of landscape. It causes reduced biodiversity and, under certain conditions, promotes the development of wastelands. The process of deforestation is intertwined with human history as well as wi...

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Published inEncyclopedia of Islands Vol. 2; p. 221
Main Author BARRY V. ROLETT
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 20.07.2009
Edition1
Subjects
Agriculture
Animals
Anthropology
Atmospheric sciences
Behavioral sciences
Biological sciences
Biology
Botany
Deforestation
Dendrology
Earth sciences
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Environmental degradation
Environmental quality
Environmental studies
Ethnography
Ethnology
Forest cover
Forest ecology
Geology
Geology & the lithosphere
Goats
Hydrometeorology
Mammals
Meteorology
Pacific studies
Physical sciences
Plant ecology
Polynesian studies
Precipitation
Rain
Reference works
Ruminants
Sheep
Small ruminants
Sustainable agriculture
Trees
Ungulates
Zoology
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Summary:Deforestation is the loss of trees involving a vegetational succession from forest cover to some other kind of landscape. It causes reduced biodiversity and, under certain conditions, promotes the development of wastelands. The process of deforestation is intertwined with human history as well as with the influence of climate and other environmental factors. Islands are particularly vulnerable to deforestation because their ecosystems tend to be fragile and susceptible to rapid change. Historical records offer abundant evidence for deforestation, especially in relation to the loss of trees through the development of agriculture and timber industries. Records for the Philippines show, for
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