List any two causes of biodiversity loss and explain any one of them.

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Causes of biodiversity losses : 

(i) Habitat loss and fragmentation. 

(ii) Over-exploitation. 

(iii) Alien species invasions. 

(iv) Co-extinctions. 

Co-extinctions : When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species associated with it in an obligatory way also become extinct. When a host fish species becomes extinct, its unique assemblage of parasites also meets the same fate. Another example is the case of a co-evolved plant pollinator mutualism where extinction of one invariably leads to the extinction of the other.

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