This is due to the tight bond each prey and predator shares with each other, if one species in the food link is killed off or has gone extinct, this causes the entire food chain to be thrown off completely and possibly never be able to get back on its feet. As she talks about DDT and how it affects the world, Carson also talks about the soil which is known as the basic resource of earth. This means if the soil has lethal chemicals in it then the produce grown there will contain the poison and if too much is eaten or inhaled, it could harm animals and people alike- once again throwing off the relationships between consumer and producer, prey and
This is due to the tight bond each prey and predator shares with each other, if one species in the food link is killed off or has gone extinct, this causes the entire food chain to be thrown off completely and possibly never be able to get back on its feet. As she talks about DDT and how it affects the world, Carson also talks about the soil which is known as the basic resource of earth. This means if the soil has lethal chemicals in it then the produce grown there will contain the poison and if too much is eaten or inhaled, it could harm animals and people alike- once again throwing off the relationships between consumer and producer, prey and