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*In your own words*Consider the following human activities, hunting, fishing, ecotourism, all terrain vehicles, personal watercraft.What possible effects could each of these activities have on the biodiversity of an ecosystem?If you use words that are not your own, make sure to reword it so that it is more like your ownAs I would rather you explain/clarify it

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The main direct cause of biodiversity loss is land use change (primarily for large-scale food production) which drives an estimated 30% of biodiversity decline globally. Second is overexploitation (overfishing, overhunting and overharvesting) for things like food, medicines and timber which drives around 20%.

Destruction, degradation and fragmentation of habitats. reduction of individual survival and reproductive rates through exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species.

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