Sentence examples for decline of forest from inspiring English sources
Forest fragmentation by management activities has been implicated in the decline of forest biodiversity.
Fyllas, N. M. et al. Solar radiation and functional traits explain the decline of forest primary productivity along a tropical elevation gradient.
In addition, two successive fire events at ca. 3.5 3.3 ka were likely responsible for the subsequent abrupt decline of forest components in the landscape.
This is independently corroborated 1) by the synchronous occurrence of pollen clumps indicating disturbance effects from trampling and 2) the precipitous decline of forest pollen on the eastern declivity of the highland during the mid-Holocene climatic optimum.
During 1938 1958, the growth of population mixed with cropland expansion led to a dramatic decline of forest and grassland at a rate of 2.04% each year.
As it was explained by the key informants, the decline of forest cover caused a decline in the number of wild animals.
Habitat alteration caused by forest harvesting seems to contribute to the decline of forest-dwelling caribou, an ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) inhabiting the boreal ecosystem.
The loss and fragmentation of forest habitats by human land use are recognised as important factors influencing the decline of forest-dependent fauna.
"There is no evidence of a general or unusual decline of forests in the United States or Canada due to acid rain," concluded a ten-year, $700m official study.
In a report to be published on Thursday, Friends of the Earth International (FOE) will argue that current plans to slow the decline of forests by making rich countries pay for the protection of forests in tropical regions are not fit for purpose, as they are open to abuse by corrupt politicians or illegal logging companies in the parts of the world where the money will end up.
The provision of forest resources to industries at highly subsidized rates and permission to polluting industries in the ecologically sensitive regions have contributed to the decline of forests and contamination of natural resources.
