Above - a illustration of the carbon cycle Below - the acid rain cycle, which has devastating effects on wildlife
Mr. Anderson explains Human Impacts on the Ecosystem
Above - an old pesticide being used called DDT, which worked its way through the majority of wildlife. Caused bird eggs to have low levels of calcium, and break when trying to be incubated Below - a diagram of the ozone layer, which absorbs UV Radiation from the sun, slowly being depleted as humans continue to use coolants and cleaning agents
Above - the nitrogen cycle, which can sometimes be destructive on an ecosystem if humans mess with its parameters Below - an example of an invasive species, a species that made its way into an ecosystem and is not really constrained by a predator, usually negative effects
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