Question

What do you mean by habitat degradation? Mention its major causes. What are harmful effects of habitat degradation?...please anyone?

Answer 1

Habitat destruction is the process by which natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. ... The terms habitat loss and habitat reduction are also used in a wider sense, including loss of habitat. from other factors, such as water and noise pollution. 


] Habitat destruction by human activity is mainly for the purpose of harvesting natural resources for industrial production and urbanization. Clearing habitats for agriculture is the principal cause of habitat destruction. Other important causes of habitat destruction include mining, logging, trawling, and urban sprawl. Habitat destruction is currently ranked as the primary cause of species extinction worldwide.[2] It is a process of natural environmental change that may be caused by habitat fragmentation, geological processes, climate change[1] or by human activities such as the introduction of invasive species, ecosystem nutrient depletion, and other human activities.