Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 54 - Biodiversity and Conservation Biology - Review - Case Study - Page 1161: 16

Answer

Growing more natural forest will profoundly elevate the biodiversity at the genetic and ecosystem levels. This helps in the improvement of functioning of the ecosystem and strengthen the overall ecological sustenance. Allowing some of the natural forests is beneficial for the farmers as the forest provides ecological benefits like pest management, which prove useful for business.

Work Step by Step

The coffee plantation is usually run by the farmers who wish to prosper by increasing the coffee yields. The most easy way to accomplish high yields is to increase the efficiency of coffee production by cleaning the trees before the plantation. However, the coffee plantation not only relies on the effective availability of the forest land for more productive coffee farming but also intricately depends on the sustained ecology offered by the ecosystem. This ecological sustenance is heavily dependent on the natural forest cover. The existence of natural forest cover will profoundly enhance the resilience of the biological communities present in such ecosystems, and consequently strengthen the overall ecological sustenance, which would be beneficial for the farmers as well.
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