What are the effects of animal extinction on biodiversity?

Loss of biodiversity from species extinctions will have a major impact on the planet and could effect the planet as much as climate change or pollution do, according to a new study. read more

We may see extinction of subspecies, but other than dinosaurs we have not seen any major group of species extinct. Similarly we have not seen any new species created. Therefore what affects the biodiversity is the number of organism present in a particular environment. read more

Without animals, the whole environment will topple as animals, the major player in ensuring that things do not go wrong, has gone extinct. Animals help to fertilize the soil with their dung and also help make the soil airy so that plants can grow better. Without animals, plants will not be able to grow healthily. Animal extinction will cause the downfall of us humans. After all, we too are animals. read more

Effects of animal extinction. When we lose the animals through extinction, we lose biodiversity. Biodiversity simply refers to the total number species as well as ecosystems in the earth’s surface or of a given place. It therefore reflects that when animals extinct, they reduces the variety of animals that were present in the earths surface. read more