Ecosystems

on Florida ecosystems The sub-tropical environment of southern Florida supports a wide variety of introduced exotic reptile and amphibian species. The majority of these species were introduced by human activities. Irresponsible keepers, animal dealers, and the international trade has released large predators like African and Asian pythons, South American tegu lizards, and African monitor lizards into new ecosystems, which have the potential to create environmental havoc in ecosystems where no…

Animals and plants all of the world help each other in a certain way. Some more than others but they all benefit from one another. I claim that changes to living/non-living parts of an ecosystem do impact populations within the ecosystem. With the cat, Lynx, there was a lot of things it helps with. For example, the Lynx eats rabbits and deer. Since rabbits and deer eat leaves and grass, with less of the population there are more space for grass and leaves to grow which help get rid of…

Where is this ecosystem found? An ecosystem is a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life. Ecosystems contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts. Biotic factors include plants, animals, and other organisms. Abiotic factors include rocks, temperature, and humidity. What roles are performed by this ecosystem in terms of the surrounding environment? All of the organisms…

An aquatic ecosystem is a community of organisms that live within a body of water such as freshwater system or a saltwater system. The application of understanding aquatic ecosystems is how species adapt and inhabit a specific body of water that they reside in and the role that different water systems play in the survival of these various species. It is also important to understand the biodiversity within aquatic ecosystems to recognize why and how a wide range of diverse species can maintain a…

According to Johnson and Rhodes (2016), Ecosystems Perspective, “Conceptualized the environment as more than a static setting for people’s lives (p. 9).” It explains a person’s environment plays a major role in how he/she interacts within their social institutions. For example, Education as a social…

Overabundance and how can it affect the surrounding ecosystem When discussing hunting and the types of impacts that removal of a population can do to ecosystems it 's important to know why the hunting is necessary to control negative and potentially devastating impacts that are a result of the animals in question. The Science of Overabundance points to a specific issues that surround the reseeding of Eastern Hemlock in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States. “Hemlock was a dominant or…

are the nonmaterial benefits people obtain from ecosystems through spiritual enrichment, cognitive development, reflection, recreation, and aesthetic experiences, including: • Spiritual and religious values: Many religions attach spiritual and religious values to ecosystems or their components. • Cultural diversity: The diversity of ecosystems is one factor influencing the diversity of cultures. • Knowledge systems (traditional and formal): Ecosystems influence the types of knowledge systems…

predator can also be known as the keystone species in that ecosystem. Top-down control is when the apex predator regulates the structure and population of the ecosystem (Wallach and O’Neill, 2009). The apex predators will prey on the consumers, which keeps the consumers population in control so that the producers can survive. This way top-down control keeps the consumers from over populating and destroying the structure of the ecosystem. Bottom-up control is basically the opposite of top-down…

rainforest ecosystems. In response, the question of longevity and overall ability to utilize the resources, Richard Cosgrove argues, “hunter-gatherers inhabit tropical rainforest according to anticipated resource costs and social use - factors determined by density, distribution and return in food value. As Dwyer (1986) points out, those depend upon the structure of those economic resources and whether the ecosystem possesses the appropriate food attributes.” To survive in these ecosystem,…

Mangroves are the typical coastal ecosystems stand out as a distinct forest type at the interface between terrestrial, estuarine, and near-shore marine ecosystems, where sea water and fresh water mixes and creates the favorable salinity condition for the mangrove species to grow. Mangroves have special adaptability to grow in such harsh environment; also, it provides massive ecosystem services to the coastal communities (Yusuke et al, 2012). However, mangrove species are increasingly threatened…