What is biodiversity? Why does it change? Why is it important to conserve it? INTRODUCTION Presently these days‚ lots of people live in urban areas. In this case they are separated from the environment. But another important reason why humans will always depend on the environment is because our lives depend on biodiversity. Meaning that we get clothing‚ medicines‚ food and furniture from other species. Just because that people rely on biodiversity they have to conserve biodiversity
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exist without energy Energy flows in one direction thru the ecosystem eg. Green plants (autotrophs) harness light energy from the sun. An another consumers eat the autotrophs and other consumers. This flow of energy is a consequence on the laws of thermodynamics‚ were in sense that energy can neither be stored or created‚ but is transferred from one type to another. At which sun is converted to heat. The transfer of energy in an ecosystem‚ can be showed in a number of ways eg as a food chain‚ food
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one another for one reason‚ which is to survive. Both factors interact in one grandiose community where-in all forms of ecosystems‚ such as: desert‚ savanna‚ tundra‚ tropical rain-forest‚ and the like; are deem to be found and this community is our planet earth. As found in many textbooks and other science oriented reading materials‚ the earth is also considered as an ecosystem as well because it has been a place where both non-living and living things co-exist and intermingle with each other to
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understand the interactions of the biosphere with different types of environments; 247 GEOGRAPHY MODULE - 5 The domain of Life on the Earth Biosphere appreciate the importance of balance‚ inter-dependance and energy flow in different ecosystems; identify
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on global warming‚ the fact remains that humans have an impact on the marine ecosystems through waste from chemicals and debris polluting this vast renewable resource. Based upon current scientific evidence‚ emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are projected to cause significant global climate change during the 21st century. Such climate change will create novel challenges for coastal and marine ecosystems that are already stressed from human development‚ land-use change‚ environmental
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Temperature‚ soil‚ and the amount of light and water help determine what life exists in a biome. It is different from an ecosystem. An ecosystem is the interaction of living and non-living things in an environment. A biome is a specific geographic area notable for the species living there. A biome can be made up of many ecosystems. For example‚ an aquatic biome can contain ecosystems such as coral reefs and kelp forests. 2. What are the 2 types of biomes? Give at least 5 examples for each type.
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1.0 Introduction Last term the Biology and Geography class went to Hastings Point‚ New South Wales to visit three ecosystems found in the area‚ such as- mangroves‚ sand dunes and rocky shores. Hasting Points is the smallest coastal settlement of Tweed Shire. The hamlet is nestled between the ocean on its east and a delicate estuary on its west. This report will focus on the unique coastal habitats of Hasting Points and the various issues that challenge the sustainability of mangroves surrounding
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A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal‚ plant‚ or other type of organism.[1][2] It is the natural environment in which an organism lives‚ or the physical environment that surrounds a speciespopulation.[3] A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil‚ moisture‚ range of temperature‚ and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a
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sustainability of future generations. Around the year 1900 in the United States‚ forest conservation became popular with the uses of natural resources. It is the upkeep of the natural resources within a forest that are beneficial to both humans and the ecosystem. Forest conservation acts to maintain‚ plan‚ and improve forested areas. Forests provide wildlife with a suitable habitat for living along with filtering groundwater and preventing run off.[1] History Sivaramakrishnan (2009) explores the boundaries
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it. This growth is posing a threat to native fish populations. Lionfish are not native to American waters‚ but they seem to have all the right tools to be dominant over native ecosystems. Scientists are rushing to stop the harmful spread of the lionfish before the lionfish inflict too much damage on the delicate ecosystems. The venomous lionfish‚ an invasive species‚ has unique physical features that do not stop people from desperately trying to remove them from the Gulf of Mexico’s waters. To
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