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Depleted Forests
Depletion may refer to: Environment * Resource depletion, decline of resources * Gas depletion, decline of oil supply * Nutrient depletion, loss of nutrients in a habitat * Oil depletion, decline of oil supply * Overdrafting, extracting groundwater beyond the equilibrium yield of an aquifer * Ozone depletion, a decline in the total amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere Physics * Depletion force, an effective force in molecular and colloidal systems * Depletion region, in semiconductor physics * Grain boundary depletion, a mechanism of corrosion Other uses * Depleted uranium * Ego depletion, idea that self-control or willpower draws upon a limited pool of mental resources that can be used up * Depletion (accounting), an accounting and tax concept used in mining, timber, petroleum, or other similar industries * T-cell depletion, process of T cell removal or reduction {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Resource Depletion
Resource depletion occurs when a natural resource is consumed faster than it can be replenished. The value of a resource depends on its availability in nature and the cost of extracting it. By the law of supply and demand, the Scarcity, scarcer the resource the more valuable it becomes. There are several types of resource depletion, including but not limited to: wetland and ecosystem degradation, soil erosion, aquifer depletion, and overfishing. The depletion of wildlife populations is called ''defaunation''. It is a matter of research and debate how humanity will be impacted and what the future will look like if resource consumption continues at the current rate, and when specific resources will be completely exhausted. History of resource depletion The depletion of resources has been an issue since the beginning of the 19th century amidst the Industrial Revolution, First Industrial Revolution. The extraction of both renewable and non-renewable resources increased drasticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
