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Ecological Changes

Changing Food Webs Short-term changes have temporary effects Example: shortage of rain may cause a river bed to dry up but the plant and animal life survives Permanent changes in conditions can lead to extinction of animals Animals adapt to their environments Example: Worms like dark, damp conditions. Changing Food Webs

Changing Food Webs Reasons for change: Predation Disease Competition Predators eat smaller animals, meaning the smaller animals need to breed more quickly Disease Disease can produce a lack of one type of animal in a given area, thus affecting the other types of animals Competition The introduction of one animal to an area can lead to a decrease in the population of other animals Example: Red squirrel population in Britain has decreased since the grey squirrel was introduced Changing Food Webs

Changing Food Webs Reasons for change: Human Action Disasters Activities of human beings affect terrestrial and marine food webs Example: cutting down forests affects animals in these habitats; fish farming in Scotland has affected populations of sea animals Disasters Oil pollution, radiation, industrial waste Changing Food Webs

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: Temperature of environment This cactus found in Arizona grows to a height of 12 feet. It stores every available amount of water. The spring Gentian is famous for its blue flowers and grows where the temperature is low. Environmental Factors

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: Humidity of air Mosses are simple plants that do not have the ability to absorb water. They are found in damp places. Environmental Factors

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: Light intensity The amount of light in an environment is measured with a light meter similar to that used with a camera. Environmental Factors

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: pH The color of hydrangeas changes from pink to blue depending upon the acidity of the soil. The acidity of the soil can be measured with pH paper. The soil in high rainfall areas tends to be acidic. Plants like rhododendrons and azaleas grow in acidic soil. Environmental Factors

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: Water flow rate The flow rate of moving water can be measured using a cork and determining how fast it flows in a stream. Environmental Factors

Animals living in fast-moving streams end to have streamlined bodies to cope with the high flow rate. High Water Flow Rate

These animals can survive in stiller waters. Low Water Flow Rate

Environmental Factors Factors affecting where animals and plants will be found: Wind flow rate How fast the wind is blowing in a certain area is measured with a wind speed gauge. Some trees become windswept, and in windy conditions, some trees will not grow at all. Environmental Factors

Populations of different living things are found within each habitat. Population: the number of a particular species in a certain area Climate affects population Example: The Osprey migrate to Africa in the winter to return to breed each spring. Population Change

Population Change Factors affecting population change: Predators During the 1970s, huge numbers of ladybugs appeared. The change in ladybug numbers was due to an increase in the population of the greenfly. The increase in food for ladybugs allowed their population to grow. Population Change

Population Change Factors affecting population change: Competition Competition for space: Ladybug overcrowding was so bad that, in some places, they covered the ground Population Change

Population Change Factors affecting population change: Disease Spreads quickly through large, dense populations but slowly through smaller populations. Population Change

Population Change Factors affecting population change: Migration Birds flying south during cold weather months can cause seasonal changes in population Population Change

Dinosaurs may have disappeared due to climate change. Factors affecting population change: Climate Changes in weather can cause changes in populations Dinosaurs may have disappeared due to climate change. Population Change

Population Change Factors affecting population change: Climate Changes in weather can cause changes in populations The Osprey migrate to Africa in the winter to return to breed each spring. Population Change

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Factors affecting population change: Floods and famine Both factors can change where people and animals live Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Population Change