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TS ecol., progressiva trasformazione in deserto di zone aride o semiaride causata dalla degradazione naturale del terreno o da un eccessivo sfruttamento da parte dell’uomo Own research - by Filippo Ficola
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- La desertificazione è il processo di degradazione del suolo causato da numerosi fattori, tra cui variazioni climatiche e attività umane. - Wikipedia by Filippo Ficola
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- Опусты́нивание или дезертификация — деградация земель в аридных, полуаридных (семиаридных) и засушливых (субгумидных) областях земного шара, вызванное как деятельностью человека (антропогенными причинами), так и природными факторами и процессами. Википедия - by DTSM
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- The process through which a desert takes over a formerly non-desert area. When a region begins to undergo desertification, the new conditions typically include a significantly lowered water table, a reduced supply of surface water, increased salinity in natural waters and soils, progressive destruction of native vegetation, and an accelerated rate of erosion. CENGAGE Learning
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- In addition to vegetation deterioration, erosion, and salinization, desertification effects can be seen in loss of soil fertility, soil compaction, and soil crusting - DESERTIFICATION OF ARID LANDS
- Common indicators of desertification include a reduction in the amount and diversity of plant and animal species, loss of water-retention capacity, lessened soil fertility, and increasing wind and water erosion. - Desertification
- Desertification creates conditions that intensify wildfires and stirring winds, adding to the tremendous pressure to earth's most precious resource, water, and, of course, the animals dependant on it. - Did you know?
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- Az elsivatagosodás az egész világon tapasztalható, a mediterrán térségben, Kaliforniában, még a magyar Alföldön is. - AKG by Anett Bacskovszky
- Az elsivatagosodás azonban sokkal összetettebb és sokrétűbb jelenség, mintsemhogy pár mondattal magyarázni lehetne. Ökológiai, éghajlati, mezőgazdasági, gazdasági, politikai tényezők egyaránt szerepet játszanak a kialakulásában. - AKG by Anett Bacskovszky
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