Does climate change effect ecosystems and wildlife in present day, or is the change in ecosystems and wildlife caused from other reasons like over population and the business industries. I believe that the cause for change in our ecosystems and wildlife today is because of climate change. One reason I believe this is true is because tens of thousands of Adelie penguins have died in Antarctic, this is because ice no longer extends far enough into the sea for them to reach their breeding grounds. Another concern are the Polar Bears. Since the ice in the Arctics is melting at a steady pace the Polar Bears can no longer go out on the ice to hunt seals and are falling through the ice and drowning. This is causing them to adapt to the land and to find new food sources. The ecosystems of the certain Tigers that live in the mangrove islands in the Sundarbans of India are in trouble. They say by the 2020 that a dozen islands will disappear beneath rising seas. All because of a couple degrees of temperature change world wide. Turtles are one of the most effected animals. This is because the temperature of the sand determines the sex of the turtle. If the sand is cool it produces males if the sand is hot it produces females. Climate change is real and is effecting the world we live in today.
I agree with you 100%. I think climate change affects all ecosystems and habitats around the world. It's crazy to think that animals living in places such as the arctic could possibly lose so much ice that they can't get to their food resources.
ReplyDeleteJake, isn't it fair to say that climate change, over population, and the business industries all have a part in the change in ecosystems?
ReplyDeletegood job jake, the climate change is changing the world we live in today. it is killing some of the animals that live here and it is affecting places around the world and how they are suppose to be.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Adeline , I think it's fair to say all 3 reasons are responsible for the change in ecosystems, but climate change may be the biggest reason.
ReplyDeleteIs agreed that climate change is real, but what is causing it? And what can we do to protect these animals?
ReplyDeleteDo they have any ideas as to which islands may be submerged in 2020?
ReplyDeleteIf that is true then it is incredible that no one is doing anything to try and slow or even stop it.
ReplyDeleteTo Katrina - Climate change is real and is caused by chemicals building up in the o-zone layer and is causing more and more sun rays each year to be caught inside of the o-zone causing the Earth to heat up. There are many things we can do to protect the animals but the most important one is pollution. We need to cut back on our pollution not only for the wildlife but for our sake to.
ReplyDeleteTo Adeline - Yes they all contribute to ecosystems and wildlife but climate change has the biggest effect on this topic. The climate change is causing animals to move to different are. Since there are so many people on the planet now animals are running out of ecosystems and areas to go to.
ReplyDeleteI agree, warmning temperatures are causing glaciers to decrese and water to rise, harming animal habitats. Is there any other way that increased temperatures are affecting land animals?
ReplyDeleteEveryday is another struggle and figuring out a solution to climate change and how we can stop it, to protect wildlife is even more of a struggle. Jake who stated that in 2020 a dozen islands are going to disappear beneath rising seas?
ReplyDeleteIsn't one of the topics currently being debated is whether or not these climate changes, which evidently are harming much wildlife, are a pattern of the Earth's natural cycle because many of the handouts we have received in class display graphs of a cyclic climate "routine" the Earth experiences? If this is correct, many animals are going to have to adapt incredibly to highly varying climates in the future.
ReplyDeleteTo Kristin - Yes there are more ways temperatures are causing problems. The rise in temperature is causing the sea level to rise which is forcing animals that live near the water to move inland more. This effects them because they have to find new food resources. For example if an animal that lived by the water was at the top of the food chain there may be towards the bottom of the food chain inland.
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ReplyDeleteAre there any new food sources available for polar bears to eat? Are these food sources being affected by climate change?
ReplyDeleteI don't think this will be that hard for the animals to adapt because they have been adapting forever and always will
ReplyDeleteTo Muphy - I think it will be harder for animals to adapt to this because they are being forced to move to more dramatic places. Like polar bears who feed off seals are going inland to feed off what foxes and other polar bears? Also the temperature is going to be hard to adapt since there use to cold temperatures not warm ones
ReplyDeleteI agree with this very much. The climate change effects the ecosystem whether we like to think so or not. Like Simmons said the heat of the sand determines the sex of the turtle so if the sand is hot then it will all be all females and without males, the turtles can reproduce. We need to cut back on some of the things that we are doing so we can stop this because it will wipeout animals like turtles and peguins.
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