Problem
Threatened xeromorphic dwarf-shrubland habitats
Other Names:
Endangered subdesert and desert low shrublandsSclerophyll low-scrub habitats under threat
Nature:
Such areas are generally under threat from development and agricultural use. Introduced and invasive species can also be a significant problem.
Background:
Low-growing shrubs usually under 0.5 m tall. Individuals or clumps not touching to interlocking generally forming 25% cover -- trees and shrubs generally forming 25% cover. Dwarf-shrub cover (rarely) may be less than 25% in cases when the cover of each of the other lifeforms present; i.e. tree, shrub, herb, nonvascular, is less than 25% and dwarf-shrub cover exceeds the cover of the other lifeforms.
Broader Problems:
Threatened tropical desert habitatsThreatened dwarf-shrubland habitatsThreatened subtropical desert habitatsThreatened tropical desert scrub habitatsThreatened warm deserts and semideserts biome Values:
EndangeredLownessThreat Subject(s):
Climatology → Arid zonesGeography → Land type/use
Geography → Wild
Societal Problems → Endangered species
Societal Problems → Vulnerability
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
06.08.2019 – 18:20 CEST