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List three consequences of loss of biodiversity.

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These are :
(i) Decline in plant production.
(ii) Lowered resistance to environmental pertubations such as drought.
(iii) Increased variability in certain ecosystem processes such as plant productivity, water use and pest and disease cycles.
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