Domestication drives biodiversity down 3. It is irreversible B. Rate of extinction is 100-1000 times faster than the rate they were created C. Mechanisms of extinction 1. This includes deforestation to produce timber and create agricultural grazing areas and urban development. Most deforestation of rainforests occurs in Indonesia and Costa Rica. When habitat loss occurs it not only affects the lost area, but it also fragments the area around the lost area.
Fragmentation encourages higher predation rates because of the increased edge non-pure habitat.
Also, less forested areas create increased opportunities for parasitism. This is especially influential in disturbed habitats where it becomes easy for non-native species to take over whereas in the wild they have a harder time 4. A. Education B. Governmental restrictions 1. Taxes on gas and electricity 3.