Please create a diagram analyzing a specific biodiversity ecosystem and the the effect humans have on it. Then describe your diagram in 150-250 words.
My biodiversity concept map revolves around the rainforest ecosystem and focuses on the negative effects humans can have on it. I began by highlighting some parts of the rainforest: animals, trees, and oxygen. These are a few natural and beneficial aspects of a rainforest biodiversity needed to keep the ecosystem working. Directly under the rainforest I put human interaction, pertaining to the large, detrimental impact. I included habitat destruction, such as deforestation because of the demand for lumber world wide. Habitat destruction also decreases the amount of oxygen supplied by the plants and trees. Also, I included invasive species because they are often introduced by humans and can negatively alter the natural cycle of the ecosystem. Both of these connect to the treat of extinction on an ecosystem. The human intrusion on natural biodiversity’s is not always negative. However, when they are, such as the rainforest, we can severely alter an ecosystem and essentially the world.
Hi my name is Ryan Daley. When I was scrolling through all the entries i thought your diagram stood out so I decided to explore the entry a little more. I like your topic a lot. I have done a far amount of research for this class and another on how humans are affecting the ecosystem. I think it is a really interesting topic to explore and I think you did a good job with your diagram to get your points across. If you what to read my entry here is a link http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/15/module-10-ryan-daley/
Hi my name is Ryan Daley. When I was scrolling through all the entries i thought your diagram stood out so I decided to explore the entry a little more. I like your topic a lot. I have done a far amount of research for this class and another on how humans are affecting the ecosystem
Hello Natalie, my name is Megan, and I also looked into the aspects of human impacts on the environment. In my blog, I focused specifically on extinct and endangered animals, if you’d like to look at my smaller scale approach, here is my link: http://geog030.dutton.psu.edu/2016/04/15/passenger-pigeon-to-peregrine-falcon-saving-our-migratory-birds/
The system diagram of the rainforest is an extensive one. I believe the topics you covered were adorable and allowed a focus on our interactions with the rainforest rather than the rainforests system and our disruption which made it clear. I have a little bit of a hard time reading your diagram without the paragraph because the impact of each category is not specified, and the “extinction of ecosystem threat” is also not covered in your paragraph which makes its implications very hard to approximate.