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Negative impacts on an
ecosystem of large-scale
monocultures of crop
plants
- Use of chemicals
- These chemicals are also toxic to wildlife, for example
some herbicides are more toxic to amphibians than
humans. Increased death of a certain species due to
the chemicals would unbalance the food chain and the
ecosystem itself.
- These chemicals are also toxic to wildlife, for example
some herbicides are more toxic to amphibians than
humans. Increased death of a certain species due to
the chemicals would unbalance the food chain and the
ecosystem itself.
- Lack of diversity
- The lack of a range of insect species means that
there are no biological controls to stop the
population from getting too large and damaging
other plants.
- The lack of a range of insect species means that
there are no biological controls to stop the
population from getting too large and damaging
other plants.
- Lack of naturally provided nutrients
- Soil degredation
- Ground cover crops are eliminated,
meaning that there is no natural
protection against erosion from wind or
rain.
- Ground cover crops are eliminated,
meaning that there is no natural
protection against erosion from wind or
rain.
- Water use
- The lack of ground cover plants means that there is a lack of moisture
retention in the soil, increasing surface runoff, As the water isn;'t
absorbed, large amounts of water must be used for irrigation from lakes
and rivers, depleting natural water sources and affecting aquatic
ecosystems.
- The lack of ground cover plants means that there is a lack of moisture
retention in the soil, increasing surface runoff, As the water isn;'t
absorbed, large amounts of water must be used for irrigation from lakes
and rivers, depleting natural water sources and affecting aquatic
ecosystems.
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