Effect of changing habitat on survival of species

Abstract

In this paper, a mathematical model is proposed to study the growth and existence (survival) of resource-biomass-dependent species in a forested habitat which is being depleted due to the pressure of industrialization (population). It is shown that as the pressure of industrialization increases, the biomass density decreases, leading to lowering of the density of species and its eventual extinction if this pressure continues unabatedly. However, if suitable efforts are made to conserve the resource biomass and to control the pressure of industralization in the forested habitat, the survival of resource-biomass-dependent species can be ensured.