Anthropogenic activities considerably impact forest biodiversity. Disturbances such as deforestation (clearing forests for agriculture, urbanization, and logging), habitat fragmentation (breaking up of forests into smaller, isolated areas) and climate change (altering temperature and precipitation patterns), significantly impact forest biodiversity. This study examines the effect of 150% depletion rate coefficient of the forest resources biomass due to population. Our analysis reveals that anthropogenic activities lead to loss of habitat (reducing available space for species), reduced species richness/ decline (decreasing population size which drives species into extinction), and altered ecosystem functioning by altering nutrient cycling, pollination and seed dispersal. The consequences of these include: Loss of ecosystem services: which impacts on water regulation and soil conservation; Decreased resilience (making forests more vulnerable to disturbances). We discuss the implications of these findings for conservation efforts and sustainable forest management, highlighting the need for integrated approaches to mitigate the impact of human activities on forest biodiversity.
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