Assess the effects of loss of biodiversity in a region. Mention any four such effects.

Manisha Pradhan · 14th Oct 2019 .

Madhuri Desai · 14th Oct 2019 .

The effects of loss of biodiversity in a region are as follows :

(i) Loss of biodiversity may deprive us from various useful products such as some specific kinds of food fibres, timber, drugs, etc.

(ii) The area suffering biodiversity loss may suffer ecological imbalance as its resistance to environment perturbations gets lowered.

(iii) There is increased variability in certain ecosystem processes such as plant productivity, nutrient cycling, climate regulation, etc.

(iv) It may lead to extinction, of some species who get deprived of their habitats, specific foods, etc

Ambika Das · 15th Oct 2019 .

The effects of loss of Biodiversity are:

- Decline in plant production/Decline in number of animal species .

Due to the loss of biodiversity the natural habitat of many animals become void and due to this the will drive towards death due to impaired basic needs and plants also became extinct or lower in number .

- Lowered resistance to environmental perturbations such as drought .

This state is defined best when we co-relate a Drought condition with Alium Cepa (onion plant), as we know plant cant survive water , so in drought condition this plant will also die soon .

- Increased variability in certain ecosystem processes .

such as plant productivity/ water use / pest & disease cycles .

- Species may become endangered/increased rate of species extinction .

Due to the loss of natural habitat many species became endangered due to not proper fulfill of needs like food and shelter, and such endemic species will also drive towards the extinction.

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