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abitat loss:

ollution:

opulation:

verharvesting/overuse:

Habitats are damaged or destroyed ( mostly by humans)

Example-Post-fire seedling can encourage the spread of invasive weeds(ryegrass), and contribute to the elimination of native plant communities.

A substance which is harmful to the environment.

Example- Overgrazing by cattles.

nvasive species:

A species that is introduced to a new ecosystem and can harm native organisms.

Example-Almost every year humans are cutting down trees to build buildings in the Chaparral Biome.

Example-Oxidant air pollution is worse in Southern California(Chaparral) than anywhere else in North America.

Example-The large human populations that live in or around the Chaparral biome.

Overpopulation of a group of organisms of one species that interbreed and lives in the same place at the same time.

Excessive hunting, gathering or fishing for a particular species