Ecosystem

Meanwhile sustainability is the ability of the earth’s natural systems, cultural systems, and economic systems to survive and adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely in the face of exponential population growth. In class we studied five ecosystems that were vital to resource sustainability and the continuance of life on planet earth. These five cycles we studied were: the water cycles, the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the phosphorus/ rock cycles, and the sulfur cycle.…

live in that region’s climate and habitat. These species live in this region with all the other species to form an ecosystem. Non native species on the other hand, are species that are introduced to an area they're not used to by humans, either by accident, or intentionally (getthegreen). Invasive species are a type of non native species, that are very likely to cause harm to the ecosystem (NOAA). They destroy the habitat of other species, and eventually kill plants, and/or other species. This…

nowhere in sight. It is nearly unimaginable that the animals you once saw in this very location could have ever lived here. Biodiversity is the variety of life in an ecosystem. Biodiversity holds an ecosystem together like glue. Having biodiversity means every species, no matter how small, is important to maintaining life in an ecosystem. Human activities are the main threat to biodiversity. Humans…

affects the local level because the snakes eat the species on the island weakening and eventually change the ecosystem and cause power outages for residents on Guam. This problem also affects them on a regional level because in the future the snakes might spread to other regional island and also weaken their ecosystems and damage human structures. This can also affect globally because Guam’s ecosystem contains many native species that are only available there and one those become extinct than. …

what it would feel like to breath clean, thin air without smelling the gas of a pickup going 30 down your subdivision. I believe that the changes things make affects populations within our ecosystem in both a positive and negative way . Today you will learn about these changes and how it affects our ecosystem. Snakes are a truly beautiful species, and they help us. Snakes love to eat rats and mice, which is good because they keep the population under control. But what if the climate changed,…

Having been around for an estimated 5,000 years, the Everglades were designated by the federal government as a state park in December of 1947. The Everglades is considered the largest, one-of-a-kind subtropical wilderness ecosystems in the United States. Hosting a very delicate ecosystem that has not only shaped the natural economy and culture of Florida, but it has also served as a home to many vulnerable and endangered species. Unfortunately however, the Everglades has suffered more than 50…

Relationships Pathogens have with Ecological Diversity The effect that pathogens have on the environment due to ecological diversity is great and complicated. The systems of between disease and species can change an ecosystem drastically and shake up the biosphere entirely. In this essay I will discuss how pathogen like those found in Plague inc. can impact biodiversity in our world today, and vice versa. One obvious consequence of deforestation is the loss of habitat for animals. But one…

Zebra mussels An invasive species is any sort of fungus, animal, or insect that is introduced into the ecosystem of another country they are not native to. The zebra mussel has a pattern similar to a zebra. Zebra mussels are the size of a thumbnail. The zebra mussel has clean the water because they can filter up to one liter of water per mussel. Zebra mussels strain the water for food they eat in order to survive. The zebra mussel has been known to clog up drain pipes and being in big clumps on…

words, “Hunters kill any animal they would like to hang over the fireplace, including healthy animals who are needed to keep the population strong (“Animal Population Control”).” If nature were to be left alone, the exquisite balance of nature’s ecosystems would ensure the survival and regulation of most species, but when humans get involved, everything changes. However, if humans must intervene to keep the animal population under control, then there are several methods that could be…

1. Delineate the geographical area under study. An ecosystem is an environment in which communities of living and non-living organisms interact with each other. The geographical area under study is the Trinidad and Tobago’s, Caroni Swamp which is the largest wetland ecosystem on the western coast of Trinidad. The swamp covers six thousand (6000) hectares and consists of fifty-six percent (56%) of the mangrove on the island. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a…