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07:54 Oct 4, 2008
English to Hungarian translations [PRO] Science - Environment & Ecology Additional field(s): Agriculture, Geology
English term or phrase:desertification
Definition from CENGAGE Learning: 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.
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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?
Definition from wikiszotar: Az a folyamat, amikor egy terület sivataggá válik.
Example sentence(s):
Az elsivatagosodás az egész világon tapasztalható, a mediterrán térségben, Kaliforniában, még a magyar Alföldön is. - AKG
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
Az elsivatagosodás fogalma nem a már meglévő sivatagok terjedésére utal, hanem száraz vagy kiszáradt ökoszisztémák leépülésével újabb sivatagok kialakulására, melyek már a szárazföldi területek több mint harmadát borítják be. - MTV
Explanation: Június 17-e az ENSZ-közgyűlés 1995 decemberi határozata alapján az Elsivatagosodás Elleni Világnap, arra emlékezve, hogy 1994. június 17-én fogadták el Párizsban az elsivatagosodás és szárazság elleni küzdelemről szóló ENSZ-konvenciót.
Anett Bacskovszky Hungary Local time: 04:32 Native speaker of: Hungarian PRO pts in category: 4
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