The area covered by tropical rain forest is reduced by millions of hectares per year due to agriculture and logging. Which of the following best describes a likely result of tropical rain forest deforestation?

Generally, reducing wildlife habitat will decrease plant and animal populations and their diversity.

Soil moisture would not increase.

Carbon dioxide concentration would increase and oxygen concentration would decrease. An increase in carbon dioxide would increase the greenhouse effect, but does not impact the amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of the Earth.