desertification

Lithuanian translation: dykumėjimas

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English term or phrase:	desertification
Lithuanian translation:	dykumėjimas

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18:56 Sep 22, 2009

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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?

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dykumėjimas

Definition:
Dykumėjimas yra dirvos degradacija aridinio, pusiauaridinio ir sauso klimato srityse.

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dykumėjimas

Definition from Wikipedia:
Dykumėjimas yra dirvos degradacija aridinio, pusiauaridinio ir sauso klimato srityse.

Example sentence(s):

Viduržemio jūros regione greičiausiai ilgės sausi ir karšti laikotarpiai, dėl to trūks gėlo vandens ir padidės miškų gaisrų ir dykumėjimo rizika. - Eur-lex
Terminas „dykumėjimas“ reiškia ne jau egzistuojančių dykumų plitimą, bet naujų atsiradimą degraduojant sausringoms žemėms. - Astronomijos naujienos
...kadangi dykumėjimas, kurį skatina įvairūs veiksniai, įskaitant klimato svyravimus ir žmogaus veiklą, sukelia žemės degradaciją sausringose, pusiau sausringose ir sausose subtropinėse vietovėse ir dėl to būtina nustatyti visapusišką įvertinimą ir parengti įgyvendinimo programą... - Europos Parlamentas

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