Consequences of lost of Biodiversity on Tropical Rainforests
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Francisco BrenesLaurens van Veen
Consequences of lost of Biodiversity on Tropical
Rainforests
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Decrease on forest layers (flora may even suffer extinctions)
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Makes ecosystem less stable and more vulnerable to diseases, competition, and extinction (ecosystem would collapse)
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Depletion of the region’s genetic bank (many species are endemic to the rainforest areas)
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Increased levels of CO2 (higher amount of greenhouse gases-> higher Global Warming)
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Reduced levels of O2 (rate of photosynthesis is reduced)
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Decreased precipitation due to a reduced vegetation cover
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Reduced interception capacity leading to greater likelihood of flooding
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The ultimate alteration of the Amazon’s and other tropical rainforest’s discharge regime and sediment transport pattern
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Severe soil exhaustion and erosion
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The adverse impact on the indigenous population
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