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Balance between Conservation and Farming
Environmental problems caused by intensive monoculture
Depletion of minerals
of
.
Loss
-
habitats
of artificial fertilisers
Widespread use
'
Unattractive
'
countryside of
Compaction soil
-
Wind
•
erosion
Eutrophication
'
Reduced
flexibility
-
Reduced species diversity
-
Widespread
'
use of herbicides , pesticides
Pests spread
and
quickly
-
disease
No rotation ,
cycle of pest continues
crop
-
Deforestation %
"E - →
Reasons for deforestation Effects of deforestation
For timber Reduced
'
-
biodiversity
.
For land use
'
Habitat loss
-
For farming .
Contribute to
greenhouse effect
-
Wild fires •
Soil erosion
To build roads food
Destroying chains
•
-
Urbanisation
-
÷ ÷
Pesticides
:*
These chemicals that used to kill that
are are
organisms :
Compete with plant
-
a crop or animal
with
Eat plant animal ( i. Compete
•
a crop or
e. us )
Otherwise injure damage plant intestinal
•
or or animal e. wor ms
a
g.
→ Bioaccumulation refers to the
built-up of a chemical through a food chain .
maximised
→ Biomagnification is the increase concentration of toxic chemicals ,
such as pesticides as it is
passed upwards and
to the top predator of the food chain .
¥
-
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Methods
Farming Techniques that Reduce Biodiversity conservation
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¥
1 Woodland clearance
1 Giving endangered species legal protection
2 Hedgerow removal
2
Creating protected areas
3 Pesticides 3 The Environmental stewardship Scheme
4
Herbicides ( weed killers)
5 Monoculture
Balance between Conservation and Farming
Environmental problems caused by intensive monoculture
Depletion of minerals
of
.
Loss
-
habitats
of artificial fertilisers
Widespread use
'
Unattractive
'
countryside of
Compaction soil
-
Wind
•
erosion
Eutrophication
'
Reduced
flexibility
-
Reduced species diversity
-
Widespread
'
use of herbicides , pesticides
Pests spread
and
quickly
-
disease
No rotation ,
cycle of pest continues
crop
-
Deforestation %
"E - →
Reasons for deforestation Effects of deforestation
For timber Reduced
'
-
biodiversity
.
For land use
'
Habitat loss
-
For farming .
Contribute to
greenhouse effect
-
Wild fires •
Soil erosion
To build roads food
Destroying chains
•
-
Urbanisation
-
÷ ÷
Pesticides
:*
These chemicals that used to kill that
are are
organisms :
Compete with plant
-
a crop or animal
with
Eat plant animal ( i. Compete
•
a crop or
e. us )
Otherwise injure damage plant intestinal
•
or or animal e. wor ms
a
g.
→ Bioaccumulation refers to the
built-up of a chemical through a food chain .
maximised
→ Biomagnification is the increase concentration of toxic chemicals ,
such as pesticides as it is
passed upwards and
to the top predator of the food chain .
¥
-
x-x-x.ae#
Methods
Farming Techniques that Reduce Biodiversity conservation
' """"" """" """" """" "" "
¥
1 Woodland clearance
1 Giving endangered species legal protection
2 Hedgerow removal
2
Creating protected areas
3 Pesticides 3 The Environmental stewardship Scheme
4
Herbicides ( weed killers)
5 Monoculture
