THREAD TO BIODIVERSITY
The greatest thread to biodiversity is the destruction of habitats.
Describe how the various human activities may lead to habitat loss.
Urbanization
• Land is cleared for housing, industries and roads
• Leading to habitat fragmentation
• Causing some populations to became extinct
Deformation
• The demand for wood products caused clearance of many plants
• Destroying the ecosystem of some populations
• Leading to extinction of some populations
Destruction of wetlands and grasslands
• Areas are cleared for human inhabitations
• Reducing biodiversity of organisms that depends on these lands
Golf estates
• Requires plenty of water to vast clearances of vegetation
• So that only few species exist
Mining
• Result in degradation of water and the PH of the environment
• Causes soil erosion
• No species can exist in the mine areas
Poor farming methods
• Monoculture allows few of species to survive
• Losing large amount of plants and animals
• Due to non-crop varying
The greatest thread to biodiversity is the destruction of habitats.
Describe how the various human activities may lead to habitat loss.
Urbanization
• Land is cleared for housing, industries and roads
• Leading to habitat fragmentation
• Causing some populations to became extinct
Deformation
• The demand for wood products caused clearance of many plants
• Destroying the ecosystem of some populations
• Leading to extinction of some populations
Destruction of wetlands and grasslands
• Areas are cleared for human inhabitations
• Reducing biodiversity of organisms that depends on these lands
Golf estates
• Requires plenty of water to vast clearances of vegetation
• So that only few species exist
Mining
• Result in degradation of water and the PH of the environment
• Causes soil erosion
• No species can exist in the mine areas
Poor farming methods
• Monoculture allows few of species to survive
• Losing large amount of plants and animals
• Due to non-crop varying
