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Abiotic Factors of an Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a community where both living and non-living factors interact. Even non-living factors can impact an ecosystem greatly. Such as temperature and atmosphere can greatly impact an ocean ecosystem. For example, lowering pH levels in the ocean is causing much harm to ecosystems. The effects of low pH in the ocean means increased carbon dioxide, acidification, and dissolved carbon dioxide. Thus causing several trends in the ocean. -
Burning of Fossil Fuels
Abiotic features such as Fossil Fuels can have a negative impact on the environment. Due to advancements in human technology there has been many industrial places causing a rapid increase of carbon emission. Too much carbon emission is hurting the Earth and is increasing the Earth's temperature causing the world to be in-balanced. This imbalance is called Global Warming causing ice caps to melt and animals everywhere to lose their ecosystem. -
Increasing Carbon Dioxide
As the CO2 levels increase so does the temperature of the Earth, especially the ocean. The winds in the atmosphere start to produce waves that enable the water to absorb the carbon dioxide. When this process happens aquatic life is being damaged. The only thing humans can do as a species would be deceasing our carbon footprint on the world. -
Dissolved Carbon Dioxide decreased pH of the ocean causing acidification
In the ocean CO2 and H2O form carbonic acid. Each time carbonic acid is formed the pH level of the ocean falls and it becomes even more acidic. -
Ocean acidification harming organisms
Ocean acidification causes harm too many calcifiers. Calcifiers are organisms that produce calcium bicarbonate shells/skeletons. For example, sea urchins, clams, oysters, mussel, and coral. Coral are being negatively affected by acidification which is making the water warmer than usual. Due to warm water most coral go through coral bleaching, this is a process where they lose their color and grow thinner and weaker to the point where they have to expel algae from their body. -
Coyotes in the City
Not only is the ocean suffering from human activity but animals on drylands too. Like coyotes for example, this species is being forced out of their natural home due to human expansion of cities and are being forced to adapt to new conditions. Such as, pollution, new food, harder places to find water, and having to worry about humans attacking them.
