Biodiversity is essential in nature🌿 Why does it matter that we’re losing an increasing number of tree and animal species? It comes down to the benefits of biodiversity🌱 Biodiversity refers to the presence of a variety of life species in an ecosystem, or on the planet as a whole. The more diversity of life within an ecosystem, the more sustainable and resilient the overall system will be. Different species perform different services, and in that sense contribute to the holistic balance of the whole collection of life. For example, earthworms form soil, which nourishes all plants and trees, which feed insects and small mammals, which feed larger mammals, which fertilize the soil further so the cycle continues 🐛 If a disturbance enters a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem, let’s say harmful bacteria, then it might cause damage or mortality to one or more individual species, but the overall ecosystem will recover and carry on, eventually finding a new balance as a new species fills in the gaps in function 🌎 Want to protect biodiversity? Plant a tree!🌲 #treecember #biodiversity #biodiversityconservation #wildlife #nature #forest #forestphotography #forestlovers #forestbathing #forestlife #tree #trees #treestagram #bear #bearsofinstagram #snow #winter