Plant are recyclers, they recycle everything present in air. If there is a reduction in plants on earth, there will be harmful gases accumulated all around us. Our atmosphere will be accumulated with hazardous gases releases from automobiles, factories, and chimney. The carbon dioxide will accumulate in air and the oxygen will be depleted with time and eventually survival on earth would not be possible.
Moro ever, Lives of animals and birds would be affected badly if there well less plants on earth because plants are their main food source and habitat.