At the one end lies the endemic warfare of the Paleolithic with its stones and clubs, and the naturally limited loss of life associated with the use of such weapons.

Similar descriptions of the loss of forest and destruction of fragile ecosystems could be provided from the Amazon Basin, by large scale state sponsored colonization forest land ( Becker 1995, 61 ) or from the Central Africa where what endemic armed conflict is destabilizing rural settlement and farming communities on a massive scale.

Many of the species, such as Angraecum sororium, are endemic to Madagascar and are threatened from over collecting, loss of hawkmoth pollinators, habitat fragmentation, and fire.

The Tinian Monarch is the island's only endemic bird species and it is threatened by habitat loss.

Due to heavy deforestation, many are faced with severe loss of habitat ; several species are considered vulnerable ( such as the rare Hose's Civet, endemic to northern Borneo ); the Otter Civet is classified as endangered.

When this becomes an endemic system feature, the loss of confidence and participation in markets may affect many other stakeholders, and increases the likelihood of political action.

Along with other endemic and native Bermudian birds, it was threatened with extinction following the loss of 8 million Bermuda cedar trees in the 1940s, and is now quite rare.

Patients should wear compression garments for several months and should be monitored for depression and anxiety endemic to long-term pain and loss of function.

Spain joined the industrialised world, leaving behind the poverty and endemic underdevelopment it had experienced following the loss of most of its imperium in the 1820s.

Habitat loss and avian disease are thought to have had the greatest effect on endemic bird species in Hawaii.

Overgrazing removes this vegetation causing erosion and loss of topsoil.

As in the case of vegetation, considerable loss of wildlife has occurred beginning with the settlement of native peoples in the region millennia ago.

With the loss of the natural vegetation, the balance in runoff nutrients to the reef was disturbed, eventually causing as much as 80 percent of the large eastern fringing reef to become inactive.

Path loss is also influenced by terrain contours, environment ( urban or rural, vegetation and foliage ), propagation medium ( dry or moist air ), the distance between the transmitter and the receiver, and the height and location of antennas.

Environmentalists are concerned about loss of biodiversity that will result from destruction of the forest, and also about the release of the carbon contained within the vegetation, which could accelerate global warming.

Many have proposed that loss of vegetation ( deforestation ) will lead to a risk increase.

In Australia, enormous anecdotal and mounting scientific evidence indicates introduced carp are the cause of permanent turbidity and loss of submergent vegetation in the Murray-Darling river system, with severe consequences for river ecosystems, water quality and native fish species.

Ecological catastrophic events from human-made embankments have been noticed along the Yangtze River floodplains after the where the middle of the river has become prone to more frequent and damaging flooding including the loss of riparian vegetation, a 30 % loss of the vegetation cover throughout the river ’ s basin, a doubling of the percentage of the land affected by soil erosion, and a reduction in reservoir capacity through siltation build-up in floodplain lakes.

The decline was thought to be due to the loss of former open grasslands which had reverted to scrubby vegetation once extensive cattle grazing ceased.

Historically, the Chesapeake Bay wintered the majority of Canvasbacks, but with the recent loss of submerged aquatic vegetation ( SAV ) in the bay, their range has shifted south towards the LMAV.

Land reclamation for agriculture has resulted in many changes such as shifts in vegetation structure, sedimentation, salinity, water flow, biodiversity loss and high nutrient inputs.

The sand cat's small-mammal prey-base depends on having adequate vegetation, which may experience large fluctuations due to drought, or declines due to desertification and loss of natural vegetation.

The impacts of summer recreational use and tourists have caused loss of riparian vegetation and bank erosion along the Deshka River's lower reaches, which has been partially remedied through a restoration project in the summer of 2002.

This number may seem insignificant, and indeed herbivory alone is not a serious cause of land loss, but also noted in the study is that when herbivory was combined with an additional disturbance, such as fire, single vegetation removal or double vegetation removal to simulate a tropical storm, the effect of the disturbances on the vegetation were greatly amplified.

It is possible that the devastation of the species can be attributed to the loss of habitat to the clearing of vegetation, the loss of food ( due to competition with other animals ), and predators.

Following the 2006 drought, the community newspaper had reported several times that the population was only brought under control in 2007, 12 years after baiting programs were begun and that more conservation funding is needed to halt the loss of vegetation along the river.

Deforestation in the vicinity of the lake has had many negative impacts, including loss of forest birds, extinction of native salmon, and increased amounts of sediment flowing into the lake.

There was great loss of beast and of wildlife, especially birds.

There may be a loss in the bio-availability of still other tannins in plants due to birds, pests, and other pathogens.

The prairie and forest species have declined greatly because of habitat loss, though popular game birds such as the Red Grouse and the Ruffed Grouse have benefited from habitat management.

Today, introduced feral species, particularly cats, are blamed for falling numbers of native birds, from bluebirds to longtails, but the primary threats are loss of habitat, due now to overdevelopment, and climate change ( rising sea levels, increased hurricane activity, and rising temperatures are all having an effect on Cahow nests, particularly ).

In birds, reptiles, and terrestrial snails, metabolic ammonium is converted into uric acid, which is solid and can therefore be excreted with minimal water loss.

Among the highest branches was a nest, with twice four birds -- and those the serpent seized together with the mother-bird as she was fluttering round her loss.

When Tereus learned what she had done, he tried to kill the sisters but all three were changed by the Olympian Gods into birds: Tereus became a hoopoe ; Philomela became the nightingale whose song is a song of mourning for the loss of innocence ; Procne became the swallow.

Throughout the 20th century, modern veterinary practices and the advent of radio telemetry ( transmitters attached to free-flying birds ) increased the average lifespan of falconry birds and allowed falconers to pursue quarry and styles of flight that had previously resulted in the loss of their hawk or falcon.

You have to show how much loss of living place of birds, animals and oxygen.

Female birds are reported to destroy the nest on loss of an egg.

The greater trochanter was present in the extinct archosaurs, as well as in modern birds and mammals, being associated with the loss of the primitive sprawling gait.

Chicks and adult birds ' picking at each other until blood shows and then destroying one another by further picking is a source of great loss in many flocks, especially when kept in confinement ....

Animals, including insects, reptiles, arachnids, birds and mammals, are frequently nocturnal to avoid moisture loss.

Other adaptations to island ecologies include gigantism, dwarfism, and, among birds, loss of flight.

Trapping wild parrots for the pet trade, as well as hunting, habitat loss and competition from invasive species, has diminished wild populations, with parrots being subjected to more exploitation than any other group of birds.

The overall decline has been attributed to a loss of food-rich permanent pasture, leading to the low survival rates of young birds.

This loss in biodiversity is not only seen in flora assemblages but also in many animals such as insects and birds as their habitat and food resources are altered.

The killifish is a mosquito predator, so the loss of habitat actually led to higher mosquito populations, and adversely affected wading birds that preyed on the killifish.

These birds remain fairly common despite continuing loss of habitat, but are secretive by nature and more often heard than seen.

These rails are vulnerable to flooding or freezing conditions, loss of habitat and predation by mammals and large birds.

According to two studies published in 2006, the loss of intertidal mudflats has resulted in the numbers and diversity of the birds using Cardiff Bay greatly reducing.