Deforestation Flashcards

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1
Q

This is a particular concern at present, why?

A

Large areas of rainforest are being destroyed

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2
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to provide what

A

hardwood timbers and to create space for roads and mining

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3
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These forests are important why

A

their contribution to carbon dioxide removal in the carbon cycle and contain thousands of species that could easily become extinct

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4
Q

From now on is

A

INTRODUCING COMPETITIVE SPECIES

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5
Q

This has a major effect on

A

endemic island species

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6
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what has caused the decline of many Caribbean species

A

rats, cats, dogs, mongoose

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egs of the animals that declined

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reptiles and birds that are killed or lose their eggs through predation by the new species

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