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The cause of overexploitation is when a resource is harvested or utilized more quickly than it can naturally replenish itself. This can lead to depletion of the resource, loss of biodiversity, and disruption of ecosystems. The effects include decline in population size, extinction of species, and negative impacts on local communities who depend on the resource for their livelihoods.

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How does overexploitation effect biodiversity?

Overexploitation can lead to a decline in biodiversity by depleting certain species to the point of extinction, disrupting ecosystems and food webs, and reducing overall species diversity. This can have cascading effects on the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide to humanity.


What can be causes of biodiversity?

Some common causes of biodiversity loss include habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation of natural resources, and deforestation. These factors can lead to the extinction of species and disruption of ecosystems, resulting in a decrease in overall biodiversity.


Why does overexploitation decrease biodiversity?

To understand how overexploitation decreases biodiversity we have to understand what overexploitation is. Overexploitation occurs when the number of individuals taken from a wild population is so great the population becomes severely reduced in numbers. As you know biodiversity is the variety of life on earth, described in terms of the number of different species. This being said human involvement in the environments is impacting the biodiversity. Mammals are being hunted for their hides, tusks, horns, or bones almost to the point of extinction. An example of this would be the Siberian tiger. Overfishing can cause a decline in biodiversity. Hopefully that helps!


Why are medicinal plants in India getting reduced?

Due to overexploitation by incresing human population


What kind of blast effect causes the majority of the injuries to gas containing organs?

Primary blast effect