Consequences of biodiversity loss
Biodiversity is a phenomenon that all life on earth depends on. It is the link between all life on earth. In other words the web of life.
There is a perfect interdependent system in place that allows every organism on earth what it needs needed to survive and the relationship between all is beneficial to all others, except in most cases humans. We have more of a symbiotic relationship with the earth and everything else on it where we could be seen as kind of like parasites with the earth is our host and like parasites we are slowly depleting it. This can be seen in how we are using about 25% more natural resources than the earth can sustain. Because of our parasitic like actions we cause the phenomenon of biodiversity loss. …show more content…
It seems that man is willing to allow drastic biodiversity loss for the associated benefits to society. Unfortunately most of the time these benefits are only felt by few select people, namely the wealthy, and society in general usually suffers a loss. The results and consequences of this are not fully understood but can be seen in many areas and aspects of the world.
There are many consequences of biodiversity loss at many different levels. Starting with ecosystems and how they naturally function, there are three main aspects that account for the consequences of biodiversity loss. Species richness, species composition and species
Biodiversity is a phenomenon that all life on earth depends on. It is the link between all life on earth. In other words the web of life.
There is a perfect interdependent system in place that allows every organism on earth what it needs needed to survive and the relationship between all is beneficial to all others, except in most cases humans. We have more of a symbiotic relationship with the earth and everything else on it where we could be seen as kind of like parasites with the earth is our host and like parasites we are slowly depleting it. This can be seen in how we are using about 25% more natural resources than the earth can sustain. Because of our parasitic like actions we cause the phenomenon of biodiversity loss. …show more content…
It seems that man is willing to allow drastic biodiversity loss for the associated benefits to society. Unfortunately most of the time these benefits are only felt by few select people, namely the wealthy, and society in general usually suffers a loss. The results and consequences of this are not fully understood but can be seen in many areas and aspects of the world.
There are many consequences of biodiversity loss at many different levels. Starting with ecosystems and how they naturally function, there are three main aspects that account for the consequences of biodiversity loss. Species richness, species composition and species