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Describe several factors that contributed to the extinction of trees on Easter island

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The main factor was human influence. Humans went there and started farming and needed land for that so they cut down trees. What was once a dense forest now became an area without trees at all. It is a direct reminder of what human exploitation of resources can do to the environment.
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