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5.3 main threats to terrestrial ecosystems and species (Hippco (Population…
5.3 main threats to terrestrial ecosystems and species
Hippco
Population resource use
how much resources a population uses
Pollution
pollution of water, land and air with toxins
Invasive species
species that create a unbalance in the ecosystem
Climate change
rising sea levels and rising global temperature
Habitat Destruction
Amazon forest being destroyed for farmland
over exploitation of resources
over exploitation of nonrenewable resources such as oil
Protecting biodiversity
over-accumulation affects whole food-chains
provides various ecosystem services
ensures that ecosystems remain in balance so that they are not destroyed
allows for more substances to include in medicines
safeguards the integrity of ecosystems
how
Control of invasive species
mechanical
chemical
Biological