Biological diversity
Land and Agriculture
Definition(s)
Ecosystems found on high-mountains at low latitudes. Mountain ecosystems are very vulnerable. They are increasingly sensitive to soil erosion, landslide and rapid loss of habitat and genetic diversity. Widespread poverty and an increase in the numbers of mountain inhabitants lead to deforestation, cultivation of marginal lands, excessive livestock grazing, loss of biomass cover and other forms of environmental degradation. (Source: WRIGHT)
Hierarchy
Broader: ecosystem
Narrower: glaciermountain biodiversity
Related terms:
montane ecosystem
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