habitat modification
Changing living spaces
Habitat modification is the alteration of a natural environment, typically by human activity.
The term appears in conservation biology and environmental policy, where it usually refers to changes that affect wildlife: Habitat modification from logging has reduced nesting sites for owls.
It can be deliberate or incidental, and ranges from clearing forests to damming rivers to introducing invasive species.
- natural regenerationEcosystems recovering without intervention
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- urban sprawlUncontrolled peripheral development
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
succession · stream restoration · dam construction · controlled burns · biodiversity loss · tree planting · beaver dams · fish ladders · erosion · wildlife corridors · channelization · logging · climate change · mining · encroachment · green spaces · sedimentation · landscaping
habitat modificationhabitat preservation
Safeguarding natural living spaces
wilderness preservation · non-intervention · habitat protection · nature conservation · habitat conservation
habitat modificationhabitat restoration
Reviving degraded natural environments
ecological restoration · rewilding · reforestation · naturalization
habitat modificationbenign neglect
Purposeful non-intervention proving beneficial