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Identify the causes of ecological imbalance and how it affects biodiversity?​

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There are various causes of ecological imbalance, some of which are:

1. Degradation of Land and Soil Erosion: this affects both plants and animal lives in the area. Overuse and erosion cause the degradation of land which takes away the land nutrients.

2. Deforestation: incessant felling of trees affects the nutrients on the soil

3. Faulty Utilisation of Water Resources: in a situation where there is flooding as a result of improper use of water. This affects the natural habitats of fishes and other aquatic animals. Therefore killing them

4. Environmental Problems from Faulty Mining Practices: poor mining practices affect land suitability for construction and agriculture in the surrounding areas. And it often causes a lot of pollution in the area.

5. Industrial and Atmospheric Pollution.: industrialized pollution such as carbon monoxide or sulfur dioxide affects plants, animals, and human lives because the aforelisted gases affect is injurious to lives.

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