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Soil interpretation for Wildlife Habitats evaluates the soils suitability to support Wildlife Habitats in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Interpretations used the process dominant component by percent. Criteria used were: Vegetation cover (%); existing degraded areas (based on the Land Degradation thematic map); soil texture of the surface layer; and current land use (based on the land use map). The primary species of interest when considering suitability for Wildlife Habitats are terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals. For many animals the soil provides protection from environmental extremes, permitting year round activity. For burrowing animals the choice of a place to excavate a living shelter may depend on soil texture. These animals require soils that are loose enough to be excavated, but firm enough so that the burrows will not collapse. Different kinds of soil horizons can impede the burrowing activities of some animals. On soils with extremely shallow, strongly cemented horizons burrowing species may be absent because of the difficulty of excavating burrows in these soils. The mammals, reptiles and plants of the Emirate are uniquely adapted to occupy their particular environmental niche. As there are many such niches, often with conflicting environmental characteristics, the selection of criteria to define habitat suitability ratings for all species is an impossible task. Rather than being unsuitable so called degraded environments may be well suited to the individual species that now occupy that niche. The characteristics and ratings presented should therefore be considered as a broad generalization and should not be assumed to relate to individuals species. Areas of farming and forestry have been identified as having moderate suitability for wildlife habitat as they provide a vegetation cover giving protection from predators, sources of food and water and materials for home building. While an unnatural environment in that they are man made they probably contain a great diversity of wildlife species and a... |
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Soil interpretation for Wildlife Habitats evaluates the soils suitability to support Wildlife Habitats in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Interpretations used the process dominant component by percent. Criteria used were: Vegetation cover (%); existing degraded areas (based on the Land Degradation thematic map); soil texture of the surface layer; and current land use (based on the land use map). The primary species of interest when considering suitability for Wildlife Habitats are terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals. For many animals the soil provides protection from environmental extremes, permitting year round activity. For burrowing animals the choice of a place to excavate a living shelter may depend on soil texture. These animals require soils that are loose enough to be excavated, but firm enough so that the burrows will not collapse. Different kinds of soil horizons can impede the burrowing activities of some animals. On soils with extremely shallow, strongly cemented horizons burrowing species may be absent because of the difficulty of excavating burrows in these soils. The mammals, reptiles and plants of the Emirate are uniquely adapted to occupy their particular environmental niche. As there are many such niches, often with conflicting environmental characteristics, the selection of criteria to define habitat suitability ratings for all species is an impossible task. Rather than being unsuitable so called degraded environments may be well suited to the individual species that now occupy that niche. The characteristics and ratings presented should therefore be considered as a broad generalization and should not be assumed to relate to individuals species. Areas of farming and forestry have been identified as having moderate suitability for wildlife habitat as they provide a vegetation cover giving protection from predators, sources of food and water and materials for home building. While an unnatural environment in that they are man made they probably contain a great diversity of wildlife species and a... |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Soil interpretation for Wildlife Habitats evaluates the soils suitability to support Wildlife Habitats in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Interpretations used the process dominant component by percent. Criteria used were: Vegetation cover (%); existing degraded areas (based on the Land Degradation thematic map); soil texture of the surface layer; and current land use (based on the land use map). The primary species of interest when considering suitability for Wildlife Habitats are terrestrial reptiles, birds and mammals. For many animals the soil provides protection from environmental extremes, permitting year round activity. For burrowing animals the choice of a place to excavate a living shelter may depend on soil texture. These animals require soils that are loose enough to be excavated, but firm enough so that the burrows will not collapse. Different kinds of soil horizons can impede the burrowing activities of some animals. On soils with extremely shallow, strongly cemented horizons burrowing species may be absent because of the difficulty of excavating burrows in these soils. The mammals, reptiles and plants of the Emirate are uniquely adapted to occupy their particular environmental niche. As there are many such niches, often with conflicting environmental characteristics, the selection of criteria to define habitat suitability ratings for all species is an impossible task. Rather than being unsuitable so called degraded environments may be well suited to the individual species that now occupy that niche. The characteristics and ratings presented should therefore be considered as a broad generalization and should not be assumed to relate to individuals species. Areas of farming and forestry have been identified as having moderate suitability for wildlife habitat as they provide a vegetation cover giving protection from predators, sources of food and water and materials for home building. While an unnatural environment in that they are man made they probably contain a great diversity of wildlife species and a less harsh environment than the natural desert. || تفسير التربة لموائل الحياة البرية يقوم بتقييم مدى ملاءمة التربة لدعم موائل الحياة البرية في إمارة أبوظبي.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>تم استخدام عملية التقييم على أساس المكون السائد بالنسبة المئوية، وفقًا للمعايير التالية:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>غطاء النبات (%)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>المناطق المتدهورة الحالية (استنادًا إلى خريطة تدهور الأراضي)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>نسيج التربة في الطبقة السطحية</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>الاستخدام الحالي للأراضي (استنادًا إلى خريطة استخدام الأراضي)</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>الأنواع الأساسية التي تؤخذ في الاعتبار عند تقييم ملاءمة التربة لموائل الحياة البرية تشمل:</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>الزواحف البرية</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>الطيور</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>الثدييات</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>أهمية التربة للحياة البرية</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>توفر التربة الحماية من الظروف البيئية القاسية، مما يسمح بالنشاط على مدار العام.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>بالنسبة للحيوانات الحافرة، يعتمد اختيار موقع الحفر على نسيج التربة، حيث يجب أن تكون التربة رخوة بدرجة كافية للحفر ولكن ثابتة بما يكفي لمنع انهيار الجحور.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>قد تعيق طبقات التربة الصلبة جدًا أو المترسبة بشدة قدرة بعض الحيوانات على الحفر، مما يؤدي إلى غيابها عن هذه المناطق.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>تكيف الحيوانات والنباتات مع بيئتها</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>الحيوانات والزواحف والنباتات في الإمارة متكيفة بشكل فريد مع بيئاتها.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>نظرًا لوجود العديد من المنافذ البيئية المختلفة، والتي غالبًا ما تكون متضاربة في خصائصها البيئية، فإن تحديد معايير دقيقة لتصنيف جميع الموائل هو أمر مستحيل.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>البيئات المتدهورة ليست بالضرورة غير مناسبة، فقد تكون مناسبة تمامًا لبعض الأنواع التي تكيفت للبقاء فيها.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>التقييم العام للبيئات الاصطناعية</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>المناطق الزراعية والحراجة تعتبر ذات ملاءمة متوسطة لموائل الحياة البرية.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>توفر هذه المناطق غطاءً نباتيًا يحمي الحيوانات من المفترسات، ومصادر للطعام والماء، ومواد لبناء الملاجئ.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>على الرغم من أنها بيئات غير طبيعية لأنها من صنع الإنسان، إلا أنها تحتوي على تنوع كبير في أنواع الحياة البرية، كما توفر بيئة أقل قسوة من الصحراء الطبيعية.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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