From the forest floor to the canopy, the Amazon’s many inhabitants form an intricate, interconnected system.
From the forest floor to the canopy, the Amazon’s many inhabitants form an intricate, interconnected system. The balance of producers, consumers, and decomposers allows life to flourish. This equilibrium has developed over millennia but now faces unprecedented threats from human activity like deforestation, hunting, infrastructure development, and climate change. Protecting the Amazon’s wondrous web of life is critical for preventing irreversible biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse.