Changing the biodiversity of ecosystems has and will continue to affect the entire global environment. It is believed that these changes, such as, an increase in the greenhouse gases, run off of agricultural and urban systems into the Earth s river basins, deforestation, developing the wetlands, plus more has begun the next major extinction event in the history of the Earth. After studying the rate of tropical deforestation Biologists found an aerial loss of habitat where most species lived.
Loss of habitat means loss of species.
Through this investigation Biologists were able to bring about awareness to many ecosystems whose biodiversity was suffering. We feel it is important to bring about as much awareness as possible to this issue and what better place to start than with the future leaders of the world. Using field guides and acquired knowledge we were soon able to identify the differences among species in growth form, branching patterns, and bark and leaf morphology. After becoming comfortable with the classification of tree species we conducted a biodiversity survey along the Delaware and Raritan Canal Park. Changing the biodiversity of ecosystems has and will continue to affect the entire global environment.