Glossary H
Deutsch: Lebensraum / Español: Hábitat / Português: Habitat / Français: Habitat / Italiano: Habitat /
A habitat is
- the natural home of an animal or plant;
- the sum of the Environmental conditions that determine the existence of a Community in a specific place.
Deutsch: Lebensraumzerstörung / Español: Destrucción de Hábitat / Português: Destruição de Habitat / Français: Destruction d'Habitat / Italiano: Distruzione dell'Habitat
Habitat destruction refers to the process by which natural habitats are altered or completely destroyed, making them unable to support the species that live there. In the environment context, it is one of the primary drivers of biodiversity loss, contributing to the extinction of species, disruption of ecosystems, and decline of ecosystem services such as pollination, water purification, and carbon storage. Habitat destruction is mainly caused by human activities like deforestation, urbanisation, agriculture, mining, and infrastructure development.
Deutsch: Handgerät / Español: Dispositivo portátil / Português: Dispositivo portátil / Français: Appareil portable / Italiano: Dispositivo portatile
Handheld in the environment context refers to portable, often battery-operated devices that are used in the field for environmental monitoring, data collection, and analysis. These devices allow scientists, researchers, and environmental professionals to gather real-time data on various environmental parameters such as air quality, water quality, soil composition, temperature, and humidity directly at the site of interest.