Importance of Flora and Fauna
Every form of plant life on Earth is part of a group called flora, while animal species belong to the category that makes up fauna. The evolution of both has been a dynamic process with permanent exchange between members, through which changes generated in one species have stimulated changes in another, despite belonging to completely different kingdoms, in order to maintain the flow of energy existing on the planet and the possibility of survival for all living beings through a fair distribution of the abundance of resources available for life.
Balance between species
Plants provide shelter and food for most animal species, and they also provide, among their fantastic properties, healing substances that can be used by everyone, especially by humans, both for their own benefit and for the development of medicines with which to treat the ailments of other animals.
Another aspect to highlight regarding the importance of flora is the impact that plant diversity generates on the dynamics of the different environmental phenomena and the fertility of the soils, to which they provide indisputable protection against the erosive power of water and winds, contributing in turn in multiple ways to the cycle of the vital liquid, so that it can continue to flow over the Earth’s surface, thus preserving life on the planet.
On the other hand, the entire fauna reciprocates the benefits received from the flora by helping to maintain the balance between the populations of plant species. Phenomena such as the pollination of flowers for the development of fruits and the dispersal of seeds in more distant territories are made possible thanks to the intervention of animals, through dynamics and strategies that have been perfected over the millennia by means of the coevolution of the species of flora and fauna that have continued to interact in the various biomes.
Ecology at the service of all
Due to the profound importance of the flora and fauna existing on our planet, science has devoted multiple areas to its study, with ecology standing out above all, as it is precisely responsible for understanding the development of the interactions existing between the various species of living beings.
Despite all the scientific efforts to discover and analyze terrestrial flora and fauna species, there is still much to know and even more to learn in order to achieve harmony between our own existence and other forms of life, minimize the impact of human activities and repair the damage that has already been caused to nature, making ecology a professional field that will continue to transcend time and in which there will never be too many people dedicated to it.
Humans without nature
Human evolution itself has been possible only because of the presence of the immense variety of other species present in the terrestrial flora and fauna, thanks to which humans were able to find food, shelter and many other blessings from which they have undoubtedly made the most of, without measuring the consequences in the vast majority of cases, even going so far as to completely alter the delicate balance of ecosystems and extinguish species.
This practice of excessive exploitation can certainly lead to the total loss of large ecosystems, with catastrophic consequences not only for the flora and fauna that compose it, but for all other forms of life existing on the planet, including humans, of whom it has been amply demonstrated that we could not survive without the existence of other species, while nature could perfectly manage to live in perfect balance without us, making it more than necessary not only to create and apply measures with which to control, reduce and compensate for the damage caused by our existence, but also to develop at the same time a state of deep awareness about how humans affect flora and fauna on a daily basis and the mistreatment we inflict on it, with greater emphasis on other animals, for whom laws are only just beginning to be established that can protect them from the unjustifiable suffering they often endure.