Deforestation Flashcards
1
Q
This is a particular concern at present, why?
A
Large areas of rainforest are being destroyed
2
Q
to provide what
A
hardwood timbers and to create space for roads and mining
3
Q
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
4
Q
From now on is
A
INTRODUCING COMPETITIVE SPECIES
5
Q
This has a major effect on
A
endemic island species
6
Q
what has caused the decline of many Caribbean species
A
rats, cats, dogs, mongoose
7
Q
egs of the animals that declined
A
reptiles and birds that are killed or lose their eggs through predation by the new species
