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Abiotic Factors of an Ecosystem
Abiotic factors of an ecosystem, such as burning of fossil fuels, decreased pH levels in the ocean, increase CO2 and dissolved CO2, are all impacting our ecosystem. All of the choices we make, lead to how we are affecting our ecosystems. -
Fossil Fuels Burning
Our CO2 levels are increasing throughout our years because of human activity. Something that humans have been doing a lot of is burning fossil fuels. Our ocean is getting affected because the increase of CO2 is causing the temperatures to rise(global warming).The warmth in the ocean is showing acidification. -
Increase of CO2
The ocean is getting more warmth to it because of carbon dioxide. This is showing us that the CO2 is getting absorbed by the ocean causing it to be warm. This is affecting the biotic factors of the ocean too by creating carbonic acid. This is acidifying our ocean. -
pH in the Ocean
The numbers of pH in the ocean is around 8.0 to 8.3 pH. It has decreased recently and scientists are predicting that by 2100, the pH level will be much lower. -
Ocean Acidification
The ocean acidification is shown by how less carbonate is in the ocean. The animal’s shells grow weaker and they aren’t able to adapt to the environment, causing them to die. This affects both biotic and abiotic factors of the ecosystem. This means that the ecosystem is unbalanced, which means that everything including the ocean is affected. -
Coyotes in the City
Trends in the ocean relates to coyotes in the city because both ecosystems are affected by something. For the ocean, pH and CO2 affect how the abiotic and biotic factors live in their ocean. For coyotes, humans took over their ecosystem, causing the coyotes to lose their land, water, and nutrients. Both ecosystems get affected by outside influences.
