Overhunting leads to the extinction of a dominant tree species, Miliusa horsfieldii, or the Miliusa beech, with likely cascading effects on other forest biota. The scientists report their results in the current issue of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Why is overhunting a problem?

Overhunting animal consumers of seeds increases extinction risk in tropical trees, and could change structure and ecological dynamics of tropical forests. ... Theoretically this decreases the survival of individual seeds and may eventually reduce populations of tree species.

How bad is overhunting?

Effects of Overhunting

Excessive hunting is the third most notorious cause of extension of animals. According to the World Wildlife Fund, 23% of the reason for the extinction of animals is due to overhunting and killing them for economic and personal reasons.