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Abiotic Factors of an Ecosystem
An abiotic factor is a non-living thing that effects an organism or ecosystem. For example, temperature can be abiotic factors. -
Burning of Fossil Fuels
Humans started to burn fossil fuels in 1880. Fossil fuels is a natural fuel such as coal or gas. Fossil fuels are made from remains of living organisms. -
Increased Carbon Dioxide
The increase of carbon dioxide was found in the early 1930 is when it was confirmed that atmospheric carbon dioxide was actually increasing. It was actually in the late 1950s when highly accurate measurement -
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide decreased pH of the ocean causing acidification
When carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels, approximately 50% remains in the atmosphere, while, 25% is absorbed into certain areas of the ocean. Over the past 250 years, the ocean acidity has increased by 30 percent because the oceans absorbed around 530 billion tons of carbon dioxide which is equivalent of 500 years of carbon dioxide produced in the U.S. at this current level current levels. -
Ocean acidification damaged corals and other calcifiers weakening their shells, preventing their growth, and causing them to die
Ocean acidification is causing the marine organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. -
Summary
With the increase of of fossil fuel burning the water pH level has been lowered making the water warmer and how much acid the water has. This can effect the coyotes because if the ocean life is getting affect by the level of fossil fuel burning then the coyotes ecosystem can be affect by many of the same factors as the ocean life.
