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How do changes in the environment affect species extinction?


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Effect on species due to changes in the environment:

  1. Changes in the environment, such as temperature, rainfall, and other factors, can cause species extinction.
  2. Extinction can be caused by the melting of ice caps, forest fires, and global warming.
  3. Coextinction may occur as a result of the extinction of the species on which a species depends.
  4. It destroys and removes a species' habitat.
  5. It offers a significant challenge to animals who are slow to adapt, changing competing interactions.
  6. It occurs as a result of changes in climatic conditions and habitats that exceed migration capacity.

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