Rice growing has involved the destruction of forests. Describe the long-term effects of deforestation on the environment.

The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for indigenous people.

Loss of Habitat. One of the most dangerous and unsettling effects of deforestation is the loss of animal and plant species due to their loss of habitat.  

-Increased Greenhouse Gases.  

-Water in the Atmosphere.  

-Soil Erosion and Flooding.  

-Destruction of Homelands.

answer: land bridge theory. land bridge theory held that shifting portions of dry land explained the finding of identical species on different continents. plate tectonic theory eventually eliminated the land bridge theory.