Amazon Fires Effects the Ecosystem

The Amazon fires are posing a serious threat for endangered species and the animals that are living in the rain forest because they have not adapted to ecosystems where fires are a commonplace. Mammals and bird species have been displaced with nowhere to go or anything to eat now that the trees are hollow will cause a reduction in birds, primates, and the animals that feed on them. The fires not only effect the terrestrial animals with over 3,000 aquatic species the fires will cause drastic water temperate and water chemistry changes. When the vegetation that provides the shade is gone the plants that don't experience increased sunlight levels will cause a significant change in the environment changing the entire base of the food chain. 80% of trees in the Amazon are dependent on the animals for their regrowth through seed dispersal and if they don't have the animals the whole food chain will suffer and the ecosystem will change due to their being no food or shelter for the animals.




https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/americas/amazonian-wildlife-future-in-fires-intl/index.html

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2019 at 5:49 PM

    I think that it is very important that people think about not only the oxygen the Amazon produces, but also the animals and plants that reside there and how they are greatly affected by the fire. These fires that are killing the animals and vegetation not only effect the ecosystem within the Amazon but also other ecosystem around there that are dependent on the life that lives in the Amazon. This could create a bigger problem and hurt more than just the Amazon itself.

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