Ecosystem- the biotic (community) and abiotic factors which collaborate and work within a certain area

Interdependence- The idea of species being closely linked with another, relying on each other for survival e.g predator, prey

The start of a food chain where the highest amount of energy and biomass is.

generally have to eat multiple organisms to gain enough energy to survive (since energy is lost through bodily processes)

Decomposers- organisms which secrete enzymes to decay dead organic matter, so that nutrients can be replenished in the soil and uptaken by plants.

Food chain/webs- show the transfer of energy between organisms (which organism eat the other)

Loss of habitats- causing species to reduce in population / become extinct if unable to adapt

Less carbon capture- carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere (increasing emissions) and less trees to absorb carbon emissions leading to less mitigation of emissions

Business able to have more space to exploit (for cattle ranching and/or agriculture) - beef sales made >$600mn by exports from the Amazon.

Local tribal communities forced to relocate or produce local scale farms to survive

High amounts of soil erosion for water washing away nutrient rich topsoil since there is no tree cover to intercept.

Global warming dries soil so that it becomes dust like / less rainfall in desert areas

The Great Green belt- planting savanna suited trees to reintegrate wildlife on the verges of deserts / also act as windbreaks to mitigate soil erosion

Drip irrigation- manages water supplies so crops can grow in savanna areas and water is not wasted.

Solar technology uses the sunlight to power areas around deserts helping inhabitants have a good QOL.