Ecosystems

Year 12 SACE Biology

Ecosystems


1. List ways in which Humans practices can lead to major changes in communities. Give specific examples with data to support.

The ways in which human practices can lead to major changes in communities are as follows:

- Land degradation
- Polluting (waterways)
- Clearing land
- Intensive Farming (grazing, crops)
- Urban sprawl
- Deforestation

For example, Marine Ecosystem Pollution has been and still is a major problem in Novi Scotias surface waters. An abundance of thin and poorly buffered soils makes Nova Scotia's surface water resources, and aquatic habitats, highly vulnerable to acid deposition. It is esti...