Question
Mention four significant services that a healthy forest ecosystem provide.
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Answer
Ecosystem services are the products of ecosystem processes. Healthy forest ecosystem provides the following ecosystem services:
- Purification of air and water.
- Cycling of nutrients.
- Generation of fertile soil.
- Provision of habitat to wildlife.
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