Category: Extinction

Ecological Impacts of the Probable Extinction of Biological Indicators The presence of biota in the environment such as microbes, plankton, plants, and animals are indicative of the qualitative conditions of the environment, commonly referring to as biological indicators. Invertebrates account for the 95% of species in the animal kingdom (Smith, Ph.D., 1991) and have become…

Gorilla Extinction For my great ape, I chose the Gorilla. I chose this because I think it is a very common ape that most people know of. I was not, however, aware that they are close to extinction which is very saddening to hear. Going to the zoo and seeing them walk around might soon…