How does land development destroy ecosystems? it increases human carrying capacity too rapidly. it converts them into residential or agricultural areas. it forces humans to import non-native plants and animals. it expands the natural range of native wildlife species.

It converts them into residential or agricultural areas

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The land development has been destroying the ecosystems for quite some time now. In order to satisfy their own needs, the humans have been merciless toward the environment. Lot of forests have been cut down, wetlands dried out, and grasslands converted. The main reasons have been to convert these areas into residential or agricultural areas. In the past two centuries though, there has also been another major reason, and that is the industrial development, and in order for the people to make space for the industry and to get to resources for it to run, they have destroyed countless ecosystems.

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humans can cause extinction of a species through overharvesting, pollution, habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species (such as new predators and food competitors), overhunting, and other influences. explosive, unsustainable human population growth is an essential cause of the extinction crisis.

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