What is Mass Extinction?

Holocene Extinction?

The Holocene Extinction is the 6th mass extinction in the 4.5 billion-year history of the Earth. It is marked by a remarkable decrease in the diversity of the species on Earth. It started approximately 10000 years ago and is still ongoing....

What is Mass Extinction?

A mass extinction refers to a short period of geological time in which a very high percentage of biodiversity, or distinct species including bacteria, amphibians, fish, fungi, plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates die in very high numbers. Here, it is important to note that a “short” period in geological time consists of thousands or millions of years....

Holocene Extinction Timeline

Our planet has experienced five major mass extinctions events in the past. These extinctions were termed as:...

Human Activity in Holocene Extinction

The cause of the sixth mass extinction is not a natural phenomenon as was in the case of the last five mass extinctions, instead, it is majorly driven by human activity. Humans are exploiting land, water, and energy resources. The impact of human activity is directly seen on nature and organisms belonging to other important species....

Results of Holocene Extinction

As all the species are interconnected through the food web, the extinction of any species will affect the food web. The Holocene period led to the loss of animal species from ecological communities and defaunation which resulted in empty forests, depletion of large vertebrates from the ecological communities, etc....

Can Holocene Extinction be Stopped?

If we want to reduce the impacts of human activities on biodiversity then major actions are to be taken as soon as possible. Though we cannot completely stop this extinction, surely we can reduce our contribution to it. Our efforts will delay the extinction process by a few years....

Conclusion – Holocene Extinction

Thus, it can be concluded that humans cannot escape from the effects of Holocene Extinction as their activities are majorly responsible for it. We are in the middle of the Holocene Extinction and if we want to reduce the rate of extinction then we have to take major steps towards finding alternatives for our activities. We need to reduce the pollution and construction activities which are increasing in the name of development. The effects of the Holocene Extinction are visible as many species are getting extinct. So, we need to take the right steps if we have to save our planet....

FAQs on Holocene Extinction

Can the Holocene extinction be Considered a Critical Extinction?...