List out the various causes for biodiversity losses.

Explanation

(i) Habitat loss - fragmentation and distruction.
(ii) Pollution and pollutants - smog pesticides, herbicide, oil sleek.
(iii) Climate change -Global wanning, Green house effect and ozone depletion.
(iv) Introduction of alien/ exotic species.
(v) Over exploitation of resomces, pouching, indiscriminate cutting of trees, over fishing, hunting, mining.
(vi) Intensive agriculture and aquacultural practices.
(vii) Hybridization between native and non-native species and loss of endemic species.
(viii) Natural disasters- Tsunami, forest fire, earth quake, volcanoes.
(ix) Industrialization, urbanization, Infrastructure development, Transport - Road and shipping activities, communication towers, dam construction, unregulated tourism and monoculture are common area of specific threat.
(x) Coextinction.