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The value of the biosphere Use for survival (of humans and animals)
Rainforests and coral reefs are very biodiverse they provide habitats and homes for a large number of animals !orests remove carbon dio"ide from the atmosphere and provide us #ith o"ygen to breathe !orests can help prevent flooding because of interception
How have humans effected the biosphere: The Amazon Rainforest The effects of humans The effects of climate change
&ncrease in temperatures along #ith #ild #eather #ould cause #idespread changes to the %ma'on &t #ould trigger a shift from humid rainforest to drier savanna ecosystems (his #ould affect the delicate biodiversity (plants and animals living there) )ildfires #ould also become more fre*uent due to the hotter and drier #eather (hese are problems because the rainforests are a huge store of carbon for the atmosphere &f the forests #ere lost the carbon #ould be released and global #arming increased