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Burning of Fossil Fuels
In 1760 our country starting changing. During this time period, the industrial revolution started. We started creating new machinery and this new machinery required something to be powered by. What did we start to use to power these amazing machines you may ask, fossil fuels. This may seem like a great idea until you think about how the burning of fossil fuels would impact our environment. -
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Ocean Acidifications Impact on Ecosystems and the Life They Contain.
The CO2 bonds with the water and creates calcium carbonate. The calcium carbonate bonds with the chemical that sea urchins use to create their shell. This causes the urchins to be weak small making it easy for predators to prey on them. The warm water also hinders the algae from growing inside the coral. The coral forces out the algae when the water is to warm and causes the coral to lose all of its color "bleaching" it. -
Introduction
The ocean is a delicate ecosystem and recently it has been undergoing many changes. The abiotic factors such as the water, temperature, and more have been changing which directly impacts the ecosystem. -
Increased Carbon Dioxide
We have been using fossil fuels for years and we use more and more every year. We have been using all of this fuel; CO2 emmisions have gone up immensely. This has an effect on multiple ecosystems in a variety of ways. -
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide decreased pH of the ocean causing acidification
All of this excess carbon dioxide cannot just disappear and it must go somewhere. The sea absorbs half of all our CO2 emissions. When the CO2 enters the ocean it bonds with compounds and causes the pH to rise. The pH level impacts the sensitive ecosystem that has been there for thousands of years. The coral is dying which affects the life that lives in and around coral. -
Summary
The increased CO2 emissions have caused the pH levels in the ocean to drop and warm which impacts life within the ocean's ecosystems. The change in the ecosystem is having negative effects on many animals. Coyotes' ecosystem is also being changed by humans. The change is that our cities are expanding outward taking away the coyotes habitat. This causes the coyotes to move and live in our cities where they have ample food and water.
