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Antarctica threats - Coggle Diagram

- - - - if there's a reduction of a specific species, it results in their prey increasing in numbers
        
        while their predators increase their consumption of other prey species
        
        this then shifts/decreases the balance of biodiversity in the region
  - - - results in decreased biodiversity
        
        because the organisms that feed on them die out
        
        the removal of primary consumers
        
        undermines the ecosystem's ability to function effectively and adjust to change
  - - - causes these species population to crash and changes food webs
- - - - commercial mining in Antarctica is therefore currently prohibited
- - - - result in the death of different organisms
        
        reduces biodiversity
- - - - consists of two-fold effect of increasing both temperature and incoming ultraviolet light in the Antarctic region.
        
        cause harmful changes to ecosystem
        
        melting ice
        
        negatively affecting photosynthesis organisms
- - - - humans cause noise pollution and disturb wildlife, this can change animals' behaviours patterns and interrupt the breeding or feeding of species
        
        visitors also bring in non-native species unintentionally which can cause changes in local food webs