Explanation:
There are several effects of tropical rainforest deforestation on the local environment.
Deforestation is the removal of the land cover usually shrubs and vegetation. This often leads to;
- Loss of habitat for arboreal organisms that depends on trees for their dwelling.
- Increase likelihood for desertification of an area.
- exposure of the land surface to erosion, and this leads to removal of the fertile soil top layer.
- loss of soil fertility and productivity for the ecosystem.
