How the Loss of Predators Could Devastate the Earth's Ecosystems

How the Loss of Predators Could Devastate the Earth's Ecosystems,
July 21, 2011,
By Contributing Writer,
Scribol,

"We are in the beginning stages of a sixth mass extinction. The major difference between this extinction and the five previous extinction is the role humans play by removing the top consumers and large animals from our ecosystems. With the decline of large predators, the Earth’s ecosystems are undergoing massive modifications. According to a recently published report in the journal Science, the loss of these large predators is leading to an “enormous influence on the structure, function, and biodiversity of most natural ecosystems.”

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