Ecosystem

impact the ecosystem. Some people do not even have the knowledge about the ecosystem and how it affects the world we live in, and then there are those people that just do not care about the ecosystem. An ecosystem is a community of animals, people, and plants that interact with one another and their physical environment. One type of ecosystem that we take for granted is animals. Many animals are becoming extinct as the years go by. As I briefly mentioned in the previous paragraph, an ecosystem…

while ongoing challenges in environmental inequities were left unaddressed or dormant. The 1990s witnessed focused attention on two distinct and separate sub-areas of federal environmental policy, ecosystem management and environmental justice, to address these challenges and complexities. Both Federal Ecosystem Management, by James R. Skillen, and Failed Promises, an edited volume by David M. Konisky, are unique treatments of otherwise oft-written policy areas. While Skillen’s treatise is a…

forest ecosystem as valuable carbon pool, it draws significant attention as the global community becomes progressively more concerned about climate About two-thirds of terrestrial carbon is sequestered in the standing forests, forest under storey plants, leaf and forest debris, and in forest soils (Sedjo…

This is why it is crucial for agencies that oversee this to be extremely selective and careful when choosing a nonindigenous species to add into an ecosystem. This new addition can create imbalances that are difficult to contain. However, if these species are moved in with careful planning, the ecosystem may continue be able to thrive, creating even more progress for its inhabitants. The first issue that government agencies need to explore is the nature of the animal and how…

was inserted into an ecosystem where it had no natural predator, and this allowed the Nile Perch population to exponentially grow. Within 50 years after the introduction, the Nile Perch knocked out 90% of cichlids, a native species in Lake Victoria. Not only that but the University of Columbia’s research states that by the 1980’s the Nile Perch made about 300 species go extinct with even more species being wiped out in recent developments. This lowers biodiversity in the ecosystem, which in turn…

An ecosystem can be defined as a community of abiotic and biotic organisms interacting with their environment. All ecosystems function in a state of dynamic equilibrium which is the product of the interrelationship of the elements of an ecosystem: atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Ecosystems become at risk when they endure amounts of interactions and stress which exceed its carrying capacity. In order to counteract this, ecosystems must be managed effectively. Management can be…

Recognizing this part of ecosystem many international and nongovernmental group have upgrade ecosystem based approach to adaptation. We examine the scientific literature related to ecosystem based adaptation with forests and trees and highlight five cases in which forests and trees can handle adaptation. The literature making proof that ecosystem based adaptation with forests and trees can give social vulnerability to climate thrests…

4.3. Intelligent surface ecosystem The startup Cube was created to develop and commercialize a type of technological platform with the purpose to transform some surfaces (e.g. tables, walls) into a computer interface, like a touch screen. To do so, the entrepreneurs decided to build a complex ecosystem. First, they formed a network of application developers. Second, they also created a network of two start-ups, a R&D lab and a partnership with an established firm for developing the hardware…

Eutrophication, a form of water pollution, threatens freshwater ecosystems and is the cause of many frightening deteriorations within freshwater environments. An influence on eutrophication is nutrient loading. To be able to examine the relationship between nutrient loading and eutrophication, one must: understand the basis of nutrient loading, the human contribution to nutrient loading, the problems nutrient loading poses to freshwater ecosystems, and the process of nutrient loading management.…

relative abundance suggests. These species are the center pieces of their given communities and without them their ecosystem and habitat will fall apart. Keystones species are generally found in low numbers are often apex predators that control distribution and population, but are not limited to food sources, mutualistic species, and different providers. Some of these species are even ecosystem engineers that create or maintain habitats for other species. Two of the most amazing keystone species…