HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON SPECIES

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•Species becoming extinct is a natural process.

•It is part of evolution eg: dinosaurs

•The worry today is the alarming increase in the rate of extinction due to human actions.

•Habitat loss is the main reason.

•Increase in population –land used for farming, industries, cities etc.

FOREST –WORTH SAVING?

•THEY SUPPORT HABITAT WITH HIGH BIODIVERSITY.

•THEY CONTAIN USEFUL FOOD RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS

•THEY IMPROVE SOIL STRUCTURE, DEPTH AND FERTILITY.

•THEY PREVENT OR SLOW DOWN SOIL EROSION.

•THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE WATER CYCLE.

•THEY ARE MAJOR CARBON STORE OR SINK.

WETLANDS- WORTH

SAVING?

•THESE ARE ECOSYSTEMS DOMINATED BY WATER.

•THEY INCLUDE SWAMPS, MARSHES, LAKES AND DELTAS.

•THE WATER CAN BE STAGNANT OR FLOWING,

•FRESH OR SALTY.

•THEY ARE LIKE KIDNEYS OF THE LANDSCAPE.

•THEY MAINTAIN WATER QUALITY AND ENCOURAGE

PLANT GROWTH.

•THEY ARE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE ECOSYSTEMS WITH

RICH PLANTS, FISH AND WATER BIRDS.

•THEY ABSORB AND STORE WATER.

•STORE CARBON.

•RICH FISHERIES, REEDS AND OTHER BUILDING

MATERIALS,

•ALSO USED FOR RECREATION.

WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM?

•THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES WHICH BENEFIT FROM TOURISM INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, SUCH AS AIRLINES, CRUISE SHIPS, AND TAXICABS; HOSPITALITY SERVICES, SUCH AS ACCOMMODATIONS, INCLUDING HOTELS AND RESORTS; AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, SUCH AS AMUSEMENT PARKS, CASINOS, SHOPPING MALLS, MUSIC VENUES, AND THEATRES.

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