INFLUENCE OF BIODIVERSITY ON HABITATS AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIAN ECOSYSTEM

Abstract

The term biodiversity refers to the totality of species, populations, communities and ecosystems that constitute the life of any one area or the entire planet. The livelihood of the organisms and habitats in which they live is of primary importance with respect to their variety and variability. In reality many species share common habitat requirements and hundreds of species coexist in close proximity. The moment natural conditions get affected by any means the habitats go on degrading. India is a country with mammoth population of more than 120 crores. This influence the change of habitats in their present circumstance. If at any instance the ecology gets endangered, habitats go on reducing since they do not find conducive environment to live in. Over the course of time, human cultures in India have emerged and adapted to the local environment, discovering, using, and altering local biotic resources. Many areas that were natural do not have any existence in the present scenario. This influence of biodiversity has definitely put a long mark on the Indian Ecosystem. Timely remedial measures may save the whole ecosystem in general and India in particular.