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Habitat Fragmentation: Causes, Effects, and Solutions

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One of the main issues affecting ecosystems globally is habitat fragmentation, which is the division of large and interconnected habitats into smaller, separate regions. Human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, infrastructural development, and agricultural growth are the main drivers of habitat fragmentation. Habitat Fragmentation When areas of habitat are wiped out, smaller and disconnected regions remain behind, causing habitat fragmentation. While natural events …

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Grassland: A Comprehensive Guide to the 2 Major types of Grasslands

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Grassland Grasslands are areas where grasses dominate over trees or large shrubs. Mountains rose in the western side of North America during the Pliocene and Miocene Epochs, which ended about 25 million years ago and created a continental climate suitable for Grasslands. Ancient forests declined, and Grasslands flourished. Following the Pleistocene Ice Ages, Grasslands spread across the world as drier …

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What is Wastewater? 3 Principal Wastewater Treatment Techniques, Advantages and Disadvantages

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Overview It is significant to remember that wastewater is what goes down the pipe and that wastewater management includes its effects and infrastructural requirements. One needs to think of itself as managing: The total negative impacts of all wastewater in the surrounding catchment on public health and natural systems and processes. The physical systems such as infrastructure that channel some …

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