Deforestation is when trees and other vegetation is being removed converting the forest to another land use, this exposed the soil and often leads to erosion and loss of soil fertility. The valuable nutrients of the soil are being washed away by erosion. To prevent this, we need to stop cutting down trees to create so many buildings, business owners should try to find established dwellings to put their business on. Deforestation also poses a threat to the food chain. These three major causes of soil erosion can be prevented and it will benefit everyone as a whole by creating a sustainable society for our environment.
As pollutants are created, action plans can be put in place to clean them up regularly; damage control. Keeping a better watch on balance within the ecosystems would be a helpful tactic to knowing when too many pollutants are making the ecosystems out of balance. If people knew when there are too many pollutants within an ecosystem, it would create opportunities to move in and manage the situations. All that is needed to maintain the pollution within the lakes is effort to not pollute the environments and a communal effort to maintain the pollution created. Conclusion Pollution within the Great Lakes is a serious problem that effects the ecosystems within the lakes and has effects on humans as well.
Many of the aquatic invertebrates are responsible for keeping the ecosystem clean by feeding on litters. Extinction of theses invertebrates would totally disrupt the balance of the ecosystem. The aim of this study is to bring awareness about the harmful impact global warming has on the local aquatic invertebrates and on the ecosystem at a global scale. The hypothesis for this study is that the biotic diversity of the slow moving water and fast moving water are driven by abiotic factors. To support this hypothesis, three predictions were made.
What are the environmental effects of factory farming? A. Two main effects that arise from factory farming are a large contribution to global climate change and pollution by hazardous wastes. B. Climate change is a big deal these days, with everyone, including large businesses, trying to put in an effort to go “green”.
Explain how human interference in the water cycle can affect water availability The water cycle is the process of evaporation, condensation and precipitation of water on Earth including rain water and how it is distributed. Human factors such as forest clearing, urban construction and changes in land use can all affect the distribution of water. Infiltration can be affected by forest clearance. This also affects perlocation and the water table. When there is rain the forests holds a lot of rainfall to the soil through roots of plants.
Abstract Intraspecific and interspecific competition plays a major role in stabilizing environments. These mechanisms ensure that no species can go beyond its environments carrying capacity. The purpose of this lab is to determine the effects of density on biomass of plants and the effects of predators and abiotic factors in an environment. This will be tested with the spinach plant Spinacia vulgaris of varying densities in the same sized pots and with the use of P. aurelia, P. bursaria and P. caudatum divided into control and experimental groups. The results showed that the increasing of the density leads to a decrease in the biomass of plants and that the experimental groups are not much different than the control groups.
Action 1 = We can stop cutting down trees which is taking away habitats. Action 2 = Build more conservation areas to protect lichens, trees, flowers and bees from being extinct in our ecosystem. Action 3 = Stop polluting the environment and start recycling more can help protect and ensure these species survival. Also, start protecting the flowers and trees from pesticides that are killing
Maintaining a good ground cover and preventing seed set are crucial in stopping the spread and establishment of African rue. (Parson) * Physical control: Control of individual plants and small infestations may be achieved by digging out, hand pulling, burning, slashing, heavy grazing, or repeated cultivation. Sowing a dense cover crop will assist in preventing the re-establishment of African rue. (Parson) * Chemical control: There are currently no registered products for the control of African rue. However it is reported that spot spraying with Glyphosate prior to flowering may provide some control, repeat applications are necessary for effective control.
Proper disposal of old tires, used oil and other automotive or machinery wastes are several of the forerunners of polluting agents. The overuses of pesticides, fertilizers as well as industrial accidents are additional trepidations that threaten the quality of the water supply and endanger wildlife. In the University of Phoenix simulation (n.d.), an article regarding Neighborhood Lake, officials are confirming what many environmental activist groups have been proclaiming that Neighborhood Lake's concentration of pollutants has reached critical levels. However, it is never too late to change both thought and practice in order to preserve water quality for the future.
Although some stressors cause only minor impacts when acting alone, their cumulative impact may lead to dramatic ecological changes. Climate changes and shifts in ecological conditions could support the spread of pathogens, parasites, and diseases, with potentially serious effects on human health, agriculture, and fisheries. c. Humanity’s natural resource base and thus economic security? We as humans must do our part in protecting what is left of our natural resources and must realize that what we do today will affect the future for the next generations and so on. We have to set up guidelines to secure our environments well-being and follow them in order to save them from becoming extinct and hurting us in the long run, we must reduce our waste and pollution rate and restore as much as we can back to create a well-balanced eco-system to try to place it back to some kind of normalcy to secure human a future access to natural resources.