1. By destroying the habitat of various plants and animals, they no longer have a place to live. Their food source and nutrients are taken away and they have nowhere else to go. These organisms will die and there will be a loss in the diversity of that ecosystem. That ecosystem can then begin to crumble as habitats are taken away and plants and animals no longer have homes. Without a habitat for organisms to live in, there will be very little diversity.2. a) The Daintree rainforest at Cape Tribulation in far north Queensland is diverse in many ways. It contains 12 of the world's 19 primitive plant families (Cairns Today, 2007). The forest covers an area of ​​1100 square kilometers and is about eighty kilometers wide. This dense, lush rainforest has the greatest diversity of any in Australia and many others in the world. The Daintree is also home to rare and endangered plant and animal species. The importance of this ecosystem is very high. This ecosystem contributes to the overall health of this plant in many ways. Diversity contributes to reducing pollution and helps control the climate, to name a few. This rainforest is also a large “carbon sink”. It has many photosynthetic plants and this allows the control of carbon dioxide (CO2). Plants absorb CO2 from the atmosphere and return oxygen (O2)b) Deforestation has had an impact on this special ecosystem. There are trees that are hundreds of years old and their wood is sold at high prices. After the Second World War the Australian economy was booming and demand for timber was high. A number of sawmills have been built near the Daintree for the purpose of cutting down forest for use in infra...... middle of paper ...... and are selling their land back to the Government. The government has been slow to act and past government parties have spoken out in favor of clearing the rainforest. I think the efforts to save the Daintree Forest have been positive, but the government will have to continue to buy back that land to make up for what happened to the forest before it was declared a World Heritage Site. Works Cited http://www.daintreerainforest.com /location/Daintree/listingResultsView.html?categoryId=233http://www.daintreevillage.asn.au/daintree_rainforest.htmlhttp://www.sgaonline.org.au/?p =726http://www.therainforests.info/ landscape/daintree.htmhttp://www.daintreevillage.asn.au/mangroves.htmlhttp://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important -who-careshttp://www.green. net.au/quoll/forests/daintree.htmlhttp://www.daintreecoast.com/isiospermum.html