With the beginning of the spring season, an increase in plants is observed, represented by the development of flowers of different colors and the renewal of plant cover, which provides sustainability for the animals associated with them, which increases their activity, reproduction, and interaction. It is clear that this shift in the environment has a positive impact on our lives, but are these changes really indicators of increased diversity?
According to the United Nations, biodiversity can be understood as a wide range of plants, animals, ecosystems and the interactions that exist between their members. Therefore, to recognize the true impact of spring, we must take into account seasonal variables that affect the development and behavior of living organisms, such as high temperature, humidity, and the range of sunlight hours, which contribute to the renewal of ecosystems and increased natural wealth.
The Ministry of the Environment currently indicates that the impact of climate change is manifested in rising average temperatures and climate change around the world, causing the melting of glaciers and increased incidences of droughts, floods, rains and forest fires. If we also add human behavior and habitat fragmentation, species richness and abundance are clearly threatened.
The sum of multiple and complex biological processes that allow plants to regenerate in spring has a positive effect on increasing seasonal diversity. Therefore, it is essential to ask ourselves whether our ecosystems will have the ecological resilience needed to maintain biodiversity in the spring or whether our natural heritage will decline as a result of our actions.
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