Ecosystem Change and Resilience

Humans are part of the ecosystem and therefore impact it. Which of the following events in an ecosystem may produce a negative effect?

• Preventing deer from depleting food resources.

• Restoring a natural habitat.

• Wildlife rangers minimizing disturbances.

• A lumber company clearing a forest.

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Hunting is a environmental management tool that helps control wildlife populations. Hunting is an example of -

• the deer population creating change in an ecosystem

• the food web creating change in an ecosystem

• humans creating change in an ecosystem

• a cycle creating change in an ecosystem

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The variety of life in an ecosystem.

• Ecology

• Environment

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

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The ability of an ecosystem to recover quickly and resist damage after disasters

• Ecology

• Environmental Science

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Resilience

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Is the ecosystem’s ability to recover from change.

• Climate

• Natural phenomena

• Resilience

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Are events that occur without human intervention.

• Resilience

• Natural phenomena

• Ecological disturbances

Are abrupt changes in the environmental conditions of an ecosystem.

• Resilience

• Natural phenomena

• Ecological disturbances

Choose three examples of Natural Phenomena.

• Hurricane

• Landslide

• Floods

• Volcanic eruptions

• River overflow

The gradual change that comes to an ecosystem as it matures.

• Biomass

• Abiotic Succession

• Ecological Succession

• Pioneer Species

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The progression of life in an area that starts with bare rock or sand but no soil. Example: a volcanic island.

• Climax Community

• Pioneer Species

• Secondary Succession

• Primary Succession