Loss of Ecosystems

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Loss of Ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Terrestrial
Ecosystems conversion to i. farmland ii.
towns
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Terrestrial
Ecosystems conversion to i. farmland ii.
towns Fragmentation breaking up a large
ecosystem into a collection of smaller
ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Terrestrial
Ecosystems conversion to i. farmland ii.
towns Fragmentation breaking up a large
ecosystem into a collection of smaller
ecosystems Worldwide Habitat Loss the most
serious rates of habitat loss today are i.
Africa ii. Latin America iii.
Caribbean
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Terrestrial
Ecosystems conversion to i. farmland ii.
towns Fragmentation breaking up a large
ecosystem into a collection of smaller
ecosystems Worldwide Habitat Loss the most
serious rates of habitat loss today are i.
Africa ii. Latin America iii.
Caribbean -due to fast population and industry
growth
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Loss of Ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems e.g. Commercial Fishing fishing on
a large scale not only causes species loss
but habitat destruction
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems e.g. Commercial Fishing fishing on
a large scale not only causes species loss
but habitat destruction
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems Restoring Wetlands wetlands provide
habitat for a vast number of
species -recently people have started bringing
wetlands back to their natural state to
provide ecosystems for these species
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems Restoring Wetlands wetlands provide
habitat for a vast number of
species -recently people have started bringing
wetlands back to their natural state to
provide ecosystems for these species e.g.
Cootes Paradise the carp barrier
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems
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Loss of Ecosystems Loss of Wetlands Aquatic
Ecosystems Cootes Paradise circa
1900