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Introduction: (Abiotic Factors of an Ecosystem)
Many factors affect an ecosystem. Abiotic factors can have profound impacts on the environment. In this timeline, we will be looking at some of these abiotic factors, trends in the ocean, and their effects on the ecosystem. One of the most impactful is carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide affects many things, but carbon dioxide isn't the only abiotic factor in ocean trends. -
Burning of Fossil Fuels
Carbon dioxide is one of the most influential abiotic factors. One way carbon dioxide is released is by the burning of fossil fuels. The burning of fossil fuels occurs daily. Humans burn fossil fuels way too often and it is affecting our earth. It has been used to the point that it is almost fully depleted. -
Increased Carbon Dioxide
Humans have been using fossil fuels for decades. It has been scientifically proven that burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Ex: Carbon Dioxide. At the current rate, humans have been burning fossil fuels, there has been and will continue to be a sharp increase in the levels of carbon dioxide. Humans burning fossil fuels has raised the amount of CO2 to an unhealthy amount. This extreme amount of CO2 has and will continue to impact our earth and our ecosystems. -
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide decreased pH of the ocean causing acidification
The carbon dioxide levels have been rising. The carbon dioxide combines with the water forming carbonic acid. This acid has become more prevalent due to the increased carbon dioxide. This starts to make the pH level slowly decrease. A healthy pH for the ocean would be 8 because it falls good on the pH scale however, the ocean is getting a lower pH rate for the ocean. Dissolved CO2 in the oceans makes the oceans more acidic which makes it harder for animals to survive. -
Ocean acidification damaged corals and other calcifiers weakening their shells
Oceanic Acidification has many effects on organisms in the ocean. The acid starts to erode the shells of calcifiers. It affects acid-sensitive creatures like the algae that live in coral. An example would be the sea urchin. The ocean acidification deteriorates their shells, prevents them from growing, and even kills them. This is an ongoing problem and it happens to many animals, not just the sea urchins. This is all caused by the ocean acidification and the increased carbon dioxide levels. -
summary
There is one clear similarity in how the oceans and coyotes ecosystems are being affected. That is by one abiotic factor; humans. Humans are destroying wild life's habitats. As we edge further into their territory, the coyotes are going to be more vulnerable and unchanging. We are delaying natures process with each little thing we do
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