INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF EXPERIMENTAL TIME ON FOREST RESOURCE BIOMASS DUE TO ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES USING NUMERICAL APPROACH

Abstract

Numerical approached was used computationally with MATLAB ODE45 scheme to study anthropogenic activities considerably impact forest biodiversity. Disturbances such as deforestation (clearing forests for agriculture, urbanization, and logging), habitat fragmentation (breaking up of forests into smaller, isolated areas) and climate change (altering temperature and precipitation patterns), significantly impact forest biodiversity. This study examines the effects of human – induced disturbances on forest ecosystems, including changes in species composition, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes. It was further observed that the forest resource biomass, N1 with an initial condition 1.00 unit of thousands having a sharp increased much later decreased steadily from 9.5736 to 0.7907 for the first ten (10) months, after which it slight increased from 0.7912 in the eleventh month to 0.7926 in the fifteenth month. The value fluctuated between 0.7926 and 0.7927 till the twenty fifth month; indicating a convergence. Our analysis reveals that anthropogenic activities lead to loss of habitat (reducing available space for species), reduced species richness/ decline (decreasing population size which drives species into extinction), and altered ecosystem functioning by altering nutrient cycling, pollination and seed dispersal. The consequences of these include: Loss of ecosystem services: which impacts on water regulation and soil conservation; Decreased resilience (making forests more vulnerable to disturbances).  We discussed the implications of these findings for conservation efforts and sustainable forest management, highlighting the need for integrated approaches to mitigate the impact of human activities on forest biodiversity.