explain how indiscriminate felling of trees can affect the forest biodiversity
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A forest is more than just a bunch of trees. It is a community of organisms including all types of animals, plants, fungi, and myriad microbial life. Each organism depends on others for food and shelter, and collectively, all depend on the integrity of the forest whole for survival. Further, forests vary by soil type, climate, location, elevation, aspect, latitude, and countless other factors. Different forest communities have different species of plants, animals, etc.
Quite simply, when a forest is cut down, there is no place left for the creatures that once lived there, and they die off. Biodiversity is decreased accordingly. The more forests that are cut down, the more associated organisms have no place to live, the more biodiversity decreases. Multiply this by worldwide deforestation in every climate, country and habitat, and the general trend of biodiversity is a significant red