Maintaining biodiversity

A wetland being drained so a housing development can be built this is an example of ______.

Habitat destruction

What are the 5 major threats to biodiversity

Habitat destruction, invasive, species, pollution, over exploitation, and climate change.

What is pollution?

is the contamination of the environment with substance that are harmful to life

Invasive species

is an organism that is introduced into an ecosystem, either by accident, or on purpose that spreads on its own and out, competes native species for resources, such as space, food, light, and nutritions

Habitat destruction

involves cutting down, forests, training, wetlands, or just generally changing a habitat so much that it is no longer usable by the organisms that live there.

over exploitation

Is the overuse of animal and plant species by humans for purposes, including food, medicine, or clothing.

Climate change

refers to changes in the climate patterns over time. Recently, there has been an increase in its average surface temperature both on land and an ocean is referred to as Global warming.

Solutions for protecting biodiversity

Reforestation and reclamation

Reforestation

Involves planting trees to replace trees that have been cut or burned down.

Reclamation

Refers to the process of restoring land disturbed by mining

Mechanical controls

The use of physical means, such as fences, barriers, weeding, and trapping

Chemical controls

The use of chemicals, such as herbicide and pesticides;

Biological controls

The use of other species to combat an invasive species.

How to clean up and reduce pollution

Reducing harmful chemicals and properly disposing of wastes. Sometimes living organisms such as bacteria and plants are used to remove chemicals from soil