ECOLOGY
BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION
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habitat destruction
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intraspecific competition
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random mating
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viral outbreaks
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Detailed explanation-1: -Our global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss, with agriculture alone being the identified threat to 24, 000 of the 28, 000 (86%) species at risk of extinction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Specifically, habitat destruction and wildlife trade are the major causes of population decline in species.
Detailed explanation-3: -Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation. A loss of habitat can happen naturally. Dinosaurs, for instance, lost their habitat about 65 million years ago.
Detailed explanation-4: -Habitat loss is a consequence of human activities such as agriculture, urbanization, deforestation, resource extraction, alteration of the sea-floor due to trawling (fishing), or the release of pollutants.