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desertification

Danish translation: ørkenspredning

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English term or phrase:desertification
Danish translation:ørkenspredning

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18:55 Sep 22, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology
Additional field(s): Agriculture, Geology
English term or phrase: desertification
Definition from CENGAGE Learning:
The process through which a desert takes over a formerly non-desert area. When a region begins to undergo desertification, the new conditions typically include a significantly lowered water table, a reduced supply of surface water, increased salinity in natural waters and soils, progressive destruction of native vegetation, and an accelerated rate of erosion.

Example sentence(s):
  • In addition to vegetation deterioration, erosion, and salinization, desertification effects can be seen in loss of soil fertility, soil compaction, and soil crusting DESERTIFICATION OF ARID LANDS
  • Common indicators of desertification include a reduction in the amount and diversity of plant and animal species, loss of water-retention capacity, lessened soil fertility, and increasing wind and water erosion. Desertification
  • Desertification creates conditions that intensify wildfires and stirring winds, adding to the tremendous pressure to earth's most precious resource, water, and, of course, the animals dependant on it. Did you know?
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ørkenspredning
Definition:
ørkenspredning, forvandling af områder med naturlig eller kulturskabt vegetation til golde ørkenlandskaber. Dette kan både skyldes klimaændringer og menneskers udnyttelse af jorden.
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5 +2ørkenspredning
Anna Haxen
5 +1ørkendannelse
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ørkenspredning


Definition from Den Store Danske Encyklopædi:
ørkenspredning, forvandling af områder med naturlig eller kulturskabt vegetation til golde ørkenlandskaber. Dette kan både skyldes klimaændringer og menneskers udnyttelse af jorden.

Example sentence(s):
  • Begrebet ørkenspredning (eng. desertification) vandt fodfæste i den globale miljødebat efter nogle alvorlige tørkeår syd for Sahara i 1970'erne; tørken resulterede i hungersnød og flygtningestrømme og fik stor international bevågenhed (se Sahel). - Den Store Danske Encyklopædi  
  • Millioner af verdens fattigste mennesker er truet af ørkenspredning. Hvert år bliver ca. 70.000 kvadratkilometer frugtbar jord - halvanden gange Danmarks størrelse - forvandlet til ørken. - viden.jp.dk (Jyllands-Posten)  
Anna Haxen
Denmark
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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Yes  Mette Melchior
3 days 9 hrs
Yes  NetLynx: Den første engelske sætning indikerer 'ørkenspredning', resten kunne lige så godt give 'ørkendannelse'. For mig er der en subtil forskel; men mon det hedder det samme på engelsk??
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ørkendannelse


Definition from sproget.dk:
det at frugtbar jord omdannes til ørken

Example sentence(s):
  • Skovrydning, intensiv afgrødeproduktion, overgræsning osv. har ført til økologiske sammenbrud og ørkendannelse på enorme arealer i Afrika, Latin- og Mellemamerika samt i Asien. - Miljøministeriet  
  • Der ansættes yderlige en seniorforsker i TERI således, at der kan startes nye aktivite-ter i Sahelområdet med en bredere profil som både omfatter bæredygtig fødevaresikkerhed, natur-forvaltning og menneskeskabte årsager til ørkendannelse. - Danmarks Miljøundersøgelser  
  • Samtidig fungerer skovene også som værn mod ørkendannelse i mange lande, da træerne sørger for, at området tilføres regn. - Nepenthes  

Explanation:
Synonym: ørkenspredning
Mette Melchior
Sweden
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish

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Yes  NetLynx: Bortset fra den første engelske sætning kunne oversættelsen lige så godt være 'ørkendannelse'; der er en subtil forskel. Ved du, om de to ord har samme oversættelse til engelsk?
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