Ecosystems

A terrestrial ecosystem is an ecosystem found only on land. There were six primary terrestrial ecosystems which are tundra, taiga, temperate broadleaf forest, tropical rain forest, grassland and desert. Terrestrial environments are segmented into a subterranean portion from which most water and ions are obtained. An atmospheric portion from which gases are obtained and the physical energy of light is transformed into the organic energy of carbon-carbon bonds through the process of photosynthesis. In addition, terrestrial ecosystems occupy 28.26% of Earth's surface or about 55,660,000 mi² (144,150,000 km²). It only occupy a smaller portion of Earth's surface than marine ecosystems. However, terrestrial ecosystems have been a major site of adaptive…

Ecosystem is a biological community of the organisms and their physical environment. There are three Florida's major ecosystems groups: Coastal Ecosystems, Freshwater Wetlands & Aquatic Ecosystems, and Upland Ecosystems. Furthermore, there are more different types of ecosystems as the subgroups. This paper will cover about the name, location, geology, soils, threats of major natural systems and common plants in major ecosystems. It will start with the coastal ecosystems. Coastal ecosystems are…

I think that changes in living and nonliving things have a big impact on the species in the ecosystem around it. To prove my thought I have 3 examples. I have my map which is about how the wolves impacted its ecosystem and how to ecosystem impacted the wolves, I also have a podcast about how the bees are very important, and my last example I’m talking about is my presentation about how droughts changes the ecosystem it attacks. My first example is my map and it shows that since the wolves…

considers different scenarios for the unprecedented future and explores alternatives for management. One of the major global assessments that address scenario planning due to the impact of human activity on the environment is the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (“MEA”). This global ecosystem assessment has the initiative to investigate the relationship between changes in the ecosystem and the impact on human-well-being. This case study will analyze the 2004 Southern African MEA and how scenario…

In each ecosystem there are habitats that vary in size depending on the species of population in size. A healthy ecosystem consists of balance between biotic factors and abiotic factors, also known as “non-living” factors which may include and it’s not limited to sunlight, temperature, precipitation, soil, and etc. These abiotic factors help aid the flow of energy among the abiotic factors. The biotic factors which includes “Living Factors”, may include soil, animals, plants, bacteria, and also…

in a specific area which includes plants and animals that interact with the weather, Earth, sun, soil and atmosphere is noted to be an ecosystem. Living in South Carolina there has been an estimation of 400,000 acres of coastal marshes and 100,000 of tidal swaps. The city of Beaufort where I reside has an amazing high of 336 square miles of water versus 583 square miles of land. Beaufort,S.C is surrounded by many wetlands. Upon doing some research I found that this state has "5 major types of…

entire food chain.”- Peter Benchley; Changes to living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem affect populations within an ecosystem. Life is all connected like a chain which is why there is a food chain. If you take away a piece, it all falls apart. The biggest and most dangerous living or nonliving part to take out of an ecosystem is a keystone species. The sea otter is a keystone species because of how many different parts of its ecosystem it affects. One part of the sea otters ecosystem that…

Many things can disrupt and also alter our ecosystems. When you take a look around our environment, most living organisms that you see were introduced primarily by human activity. Most benefactors are due to the disrupts on the ecosystems which comes from invasive species. Invasive species are a non-native organisms (or plant) alien to an ecosystem. These invaders are capable of sweeping across aggressively into a habitat and taking over the resources like food, sunlight, nutrients, water, and…

Invasive species, also called nature’s invaders, are a species that is not native to the environment it now lives in and is harmful to the ecosystem of that environment. They can be there due to a natural phenomenon, such as a flood, but more likely they were brought there by humans. Therefore, humans play a huge role in creating and controlling invasive species. An invasive species is able to cause the extinction of the native plants and animals, they multiply quickly and take a lot of the…

Task #7 My ecosystem has been affected significantly by humans both positively and negatively. The positive impacts have led to increasing the diversity of species as well as attracting civilians. Throughout the recent years, different kinds of fish have been added to the lake. This has allowed the fish population as well as the lake diversity to increase significantly. The introduction of a new species to the lake provides many opportunities socially as well as environmentally. However, the…