Human exploitation of fragile ecosystems can lead to the droughts and arid conditions characteristic of desertification. Effects include land degradation, soil erosion and sterility, and a loss of biodiversity, with huge economic costs for nations where deserts are growing.
The functions of lipids include storing energy, signaling, and acting as structural components of cell membranes.
Pragma <span>is not one of rusbult and colleagues' (1986, 1987, 1998) three ways of coping with a failing relationship.
</span>Pragma<span> is a pragmatic, practical, mutually beneficial relationship. The EVLN framework was developed by rustbult and her colleagues for personal love and marriage relationships.</span>
<span>Infection is the term used to describe the process through microorganisms that cause diseases. The invasion of a host by a pathogenic microorganism multiplies in the tissues and the reaction of the host to its presence and to its possible toxins and can be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoa or prions.</span>
