Thursday, August 11, 2011

Deforestation can lead to which ecological issue?

Deforesting causes many ecological issues. From your list the main problem is species extinction, caused through habitat loss and isolation of small populations/individuals (called fragmentation) which restricts gene flow. Deforestation also reduces uptake of carbon for photosynthesis and if burning occurs more carbon is released into the atmosphere. Removal of trees may also cause excessive soil erosion (Haiti).

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