Sunday, 21 February 2016

Ecosystems and How They Work Environmental Science and Sustainability

Tropical rainforest
Grassland
Coral reef
Estuary
Desert
You will prepare a 3-4 slide PowerPoint presentation (not including the title or reference slides)covering the following in your presentation:

**Where might this type of ecosystem be located? Give 1 specific example.
**Describe the structure of the ecosystem.
-List both the abiotic components and biotic components.
**Describe the function of the ecosystem.
-How do the abiotic and biotic components interact in biogeochemical cycles?
-Describe both the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
**Describe disturbance and recovery.
-Describe 1 natural and 1 human-caused disturbance to the ecosystem.
-Explain the damage to the ecosystem, including how the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the ecosystem changed.
**Explain how ecosystems recover naturally based on resilience mechanisms and the theory of secondary succession



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