Question

What is biodiversity loss and habitat loss?

Answer 1

Biodiversity loss:

1. It is referred to as the extinction of several different species along with the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat, which results in the loss of biological diversity.
2. This could be temporary or permanent, depending on the environmental degradation that has caused the loss is reversible or irreversible through ecological restoration.
3. The causes of biodiversity loss are over-exploitation, habitat destruction, invasive species, and co-extinctions.

Habitat Loss:

1. It is referred to as the process by which the natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species.
2. The organisms that inhabited the site are either displaced or extinct due to unfavouable conditions, thereby reducing biodiversity and species abundance of that habitat.