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What animal or insect going extinct would have the greatest impact on the ecosystem? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MadCybertist@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Curious on some replies here. I always hear having bees go extinct would be horrible for us. Curious if that’s the worse?

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[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Humans, probably. Just look at the impact COVID had on the environment.

[–] phase_change@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, runaway global warming might not happen. Plant monocultures would begin to disappear. New invasive species wouldn’t happen, though existing ones might have a better time for a bit. Major thoroughfares wouldn’t create barriers to migration. Dams might take centuries to collapse, but I think humans going extinct might have one of the biggest impacts.