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Habitat destruction is a process of Land Use change in which one Habitat -type is removed and replaced with another habitat-type. In the process of land-use change, Plants and Animal s which previously used the site are displaced or destroyed, reducing Biodiversity . Urban Sprawl is one cause of habitat destruction. Other important causes of habitat destruction include Mining , Trawling , and Agriculture . Habitat destruction is currently ranked as the most important cause of species extinction worldwide.

This term, or the terms "loss of habitat" and "'''habitat reduction'''", can also be used in a wider sense including loss of habitat due to other factors, such as Noise Pollution .


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