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Study: Decline in Animal Population Is Hurting Plants’ Ability to Adapt to Climate Change (3:57)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0q7UK3Uix4
- Climate change has permanently altered behaviour patterns and caused mass extinctions fuelled by habitat loss.
- Nature is the perfect example of co-dependence; all species, plants and animals, depend on one another.
- When we remove animals from the equation, we lose biodiversity as well as the role these animals play in the ecosystem.
- Half of all plant species rely on animals to disperse their seeds.
- The ability of animal-dispersed plants to keep pace with climate change has been reduced by 60% due to the loss of mammals and birds.
