Impacted Ecosystems Around the World by Jade Elizabeth Gardner M'KIS

Impact: Deforestation for agriculture, logging, and cattle ranching is causing habitat destruction and loss of biodiversity.

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Why It Matters: The Amazon is home to over 10% of the world's known species and plays a critical role in regulating Earth's climate through carbon storage.

Impact: Coral bleaching due to rising ocean temperatures, pollution, and ocean acidification.

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Why It Matters: This reef system is the largest in the world and supports thousands of marine species. Coral reefs protect coastlines from erosion and provide food and tourism revenue for millions of people.

Impact: Melting permafrost and ice caps due to climate change, resulting in loss of habitat for animals like polar bears, caribou, and arctic foxes.

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Why It Matters: The tundra plays a crucial role in regulating global climate, and the loss of ice accelerates climate change by reducing the Earth's albedo (reflectivity).

Impact: Rising sea levels and increased salinity from climate change, as well as deforestation for agriculture and urbanization.

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Why It Matters: This mangrove forest provides critical protection against cyclones and storms for millions of people. It’s also home to the endangered Bengal tiger and many other species.

Impact: Deforestation, illegal mining, and poaching are destroying vast areas of this tropical rainforest.

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Why It Matters: The Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest in the world and is crucial for carbon storage and biodiversity. It’s home to endangered species like gorillas and forest elephants.

Impact: Overfishing, coastal development, and rising sea temperatures threaten this biodiverse marine area.

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Why It Matters: Known as the “Amazon of the seas,” the Coral Triangle supports the highest diversity of coral species in the world. It's vital for the livelihood of millions who depend on it for fishing.

Impact: Increased wildfires and logging activities due to rising temperatures and human encroachment.

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Why It Matters: The boreal forest is one of the largest carbon sinks on Earth and plays a critical role in regulating global carbon dioxide levels. It’s home to a range of species, including wolves, lynx, and moose.

Impact: Agricultural runoff, urban development, and climate change are reducing water flow and affecting this unique ecosystem.

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Why It Matters: The Everglades is a major water source for much of southern Florida and home to many endangered species, including the Florida panther and American crocodile.

Impact: Overfishing, pollution (especially plastic waste), and rising sea temperatures are major issues in this ecosystem. Coastal development also threatens marine habitats.

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Why It Matters: The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world, with many species found nowhere else. It's also crucial for the economies of surrounding countries through fishing and tourism.

Impact: Climate change is causing glaciers in the Himalayas to melt at an accelerated rate, threatening water supplies for millions of people and altering ecosystems in surrounding areas.

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Why It Matters: These glaciers feed major rivers, such as the Ganges, Yangtze, and Indus, providing water to nearly a billion people. The melting also affects mountain biodiversity and increases the risk of landslides and floods.

Impact: Deforestation, agricultural expansion, and fires (both natural and human-induced) are degrading this unique wetland ecosystem.

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Why It Matters: The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland and home to rich biodiversity, including jaguars, capybaras, and giant otters. It also plays a vital role in water filtration and carbon sequestration.

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Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest

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Peat swamp forests are important for carbon storage and regulating water levels. However, they are threatened by drainage for agriculture (especially palm oil plantations) and fires, often caused by land clearing.

Research topics: peatland degradation, carbon emissions, and the role of these ecosystems in climate regulation

Mangrove Forests (e.g., Matang Mangrove Forest):

MKIS4JG — 2025-01-07 07:44:01 UTC

Mangroves are critical for coastal protection and act as breeding grounds for many marine species. They are under threat from coastal development, pollution, and deforestation.

Research topics: the role of mangroves in flood prevention, their importance to marine life, and how pollution is affecting them.

Taman Negara - one of the oldest rainforests in the world

MKIS4JG — 2025-01-07 07:45:16 UTC

Malaysia is home to some of the oldest rainforests in the world, which are rich in biodiversity. Deforestation, logging, and agricultural expansion (such as palm oil plantations) have severely impacted these ecosystems.

Research topics: biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, and conservation efforts.

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Increased generation of waste and improper waste management continue to threaten the land and waters around the Galápagos. These threats relate directly to a large number of inhabitants and tourists and to new consumption patterns and lifestyles. Galápagos' species later inspired his theory of evolution.

Overfishing and illegal industrial fishing are serious threats to the islands' delicate marine ecosystem. They deplete commercial fish, destroy marine environments, and harm local communities whose livelihoods and health depend on fish.

Taman Negara!

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Amazon Rainforest

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heres a link to the Amazon rainforest.

how do humans melt the Himalaya glaciers?

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lut desert

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The Amazone Rainfores

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WWF Australia: Info about the Great Barrier Reef

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This website has loads of information about the Great Barrier Reef, for example the human impact on the Great Barrier Reef

human impact on the Amazon rainforest

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Arctic tundra is located in the northern hemisphere, encircling the north pole and extending south to the coniferous forests of the taiga. The arctic is known for its cold, desert-like conditions. The growing season ranges from 50 to 60 days.

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Boreal Forest

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human impact on great barrier reef

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vhttps://wwf.org.au/what-we-do/oceans/great-barrier-reef

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Boreal Forest UNECE

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human impact on the great barrier reef

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One of the most significant threats to reefs is pollution. Land-based runoff and pollutant discharges can result from dredging, coastal development, agricultural and deforestation activities, and sewage treatment plant operations. This runoff may contain sediments, nutrients, chemicals, insecticides, oil, and debris.

Boreal Forest Canada

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Boreal Forest

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Boreal Forest

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Extremely cold climate.

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Low biotic diversity.

Simple vegetation structure.

Limitation of drainage.

Short season of growth and reproduction.

Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material.

Large population oscillations.

Boreal Forest Problems

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Olivia bottomley

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History of the Exploration of the Amazon Rainforest

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Threats in Boreal Forest

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Amazon Rainforest

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problems...

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According to a UNEP report, inhabitants and tourists of the Mediterranean region produce 24 million metric tons of plastic waste (of which less than 6% is recycled) each year; this figure normally grows during the summer because of tourism presence and activities.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_pollution_in_the_Mediterranean_sea#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20UNEP%20report,of%20tourism%20presence%20and%20activities.

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Amazon Rainforest

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Animals in Boreal Forest

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tens of millions of years older than the Amazon Rainforest. Daintree is a highly active habitat, serving as home to thousands of wildlife species, including 12,000 species of insects. 8 of the Oldest Forests in the World - Treehugger Treehugger https://www.treehugger.com › oldest-forests-world-4859...

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tens of millions of years older than the Amazon Rainforest. Daintree is a highly active habitat, serving as home to thousands of wildlife species, including 12,000 species of insects. 8 of the Oldest Forests in the World - Treehugger Treehugger https://www.treehugger.com › oldest-forests-world-4859...

Boreal Forest Animals Video

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Arctic Tundra

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The Arctic Tundra is covered with Marshes, Bogs, Lakes and Streams. The plants that can be found in the Arctic Tundra include Shrubs, Mosses, Grasses and Lichen. Animals include, Pikas (Like a rabbit but with round ears) , Mountain Goats, Voles (Like a hamster but with a longer tail), Caribous (A reindeer), Arctic Foxes, Elks (Moose) and other animals.

around 40,000 plant species, nearly 1,300 bird species, 3,000 types of fish, 427 species of mammals, and 2.5 million different insects. Rainforests are critically important to the well-being of our planet.

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Rainforest Animals | Educational Resources

Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

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Animals

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In Boreal Forest there are tigers, tiger that are strong.

Antarctica

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Impact: Climate change, ozone depletion, sea level rise, fishing, lack of food to penguins, destruction of habitat

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76% (605) of the world’s coral species (798) are found in the Coral Triangle, the highest coral diversity in the world.
The epicenter of that coral diversity is found in the Bird’s Head Peninsula of Indonesian Papua, which hosts 574 species (95% of the Coral Triangle, and 72% of the world’s total). Within the Bird’s Head Peninsula, the Raja Ampat archipelago is the world’s coral diversity bull’s eye with 553 species.
The Coral Triangle has 15 regionally endemic coral species (species found nowhere else in the world), and shares 41 regional endemic species with Asia.

pantanal

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Exploring the Pantanal: World's Largest Tropical Wetland

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The Coral Triangle is a marine region that spans those parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste with at least 500 species of reef-building corals.

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sharka

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good site

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Olivia Bottomley

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what would happen if we took away a apex predator

Sharka

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The spectacular landscapes and natural riches of the Coral Triangle are under threat.

Overfishing, climate change, unsustainable tourism, habitat destruction, poor governance are some of the threats that are affecting marine diversity and the livelihoods of people who depend on it.

Olivia Bottomley

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whaat are all of the animals in the amazon rainforest roles

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Sharka

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https://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/where_we_work/coraltriangle/problems/

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Endangered dolphins

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Olivia Bottomley

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what nutrients does the soil have that provides animals with food water and plants

Olivia Bottomley

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what animal breaks down bones when animal dies

Sharka

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Scientific studies show that without sufficient action on climate change, coral reefs in the Coral Triangle will disappear by 2100, the ability of the region’s coastal environments to feed people will decline by 80%, and the livelihoods of around 100 million people will have been lost or severely impacted.

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Developmentttps://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=tundra.people#:~:text=Development,lasting%20damage%20to%20tundra%20life.

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In the past 50 years, we have begun to see big changes in the tundra as the result of modern human activities. Disruption of permafrost by roads, the establishment of permanent communities, oil and mining operations, and other developments can cause localized but lasting damage to tundra life.

Boreal forest

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Beavers

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The beaver is one of the most important animals in the boreal forest. Using its long front teeth, it cut trees and eats the leaves, and small animals, using the wood to build dams.

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taiga boreal forest

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Eurasian Wolves

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alpha wolf moment :D

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the boreal forests can be found in 8 countries. such as Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.

Siberian Taiga Alpha Wolves

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AWOOO ALPHA MALE WOLVES

! Alert! Alpha males have been sighted in the Taiga!

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10 most dangerous animals in the amazon

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Climate Change/Pollution

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Two of the reasons why the Arctic tundra is damaged are climate change and pollution. Snow cannot reflect heat because methane and other combustions we emit combine to form black carbon and settle on the Arctic tundra. Then the Arctic tundra becomes warmer and melts faster. It can also cause wildfires and droughts. Additionally, the native and living populations may decrease because parasites grow on native food because of the high temperatures.

Arctic Tundra-Climate Change & Pollution(Edited)

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One of the reasons why the Arctic tundra is damaged is climate change and pollution. Snow cannot reflect heat because methane and combustion products combine to form black carbon and settle on the Arctic tundra. Then the Arctic tundra becomes warmer and melts faster. It can also cause wildfires and droughts. Additionally, the native and living populations may decrease because parasites grow on native food because of the high temperatures.

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some of the animals in the boreal forest mostly found is moose, canada lynx, reindeer, wolverine, tiger, wolf, great grey owl, and more animals which has a snow habitat.

impact of Galapagos

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The Galapagos Islands face many environmental threats. Ecosystem degradation could be caused by: climate change, deforestation, pollution, overfishing, eutrophication and the introduction of invasive species.

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Sharka

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“Please throw your rubbish in the river” said the sign on Bangka Island on the northeastern tip of Sulawesi, at the heart of the Coral Triangle.

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https://blog.cleanhub.com/the-importance-of-coral-reefs-ecosystems-and-the-impact-of-plastics-and-lack-of-waste-management-in-sids

canadian boreal forest

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according to Canada.ca, the canadian boreal forest is important because it makes carbon, purifies water and air, and normalize the climate. and it also affects the health of the environment

Human Impact

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oh no the hoomans are oofing my biomes again!! I guess I should get off earth now :P

Sharka

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look how many rubbish are there

Dumb Humans VS Cool Taiga Article

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these stupid homonins (homo sapiens) keep destroying their own planet... humans are strange.

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Map of Taigas

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map of Taigas rawr!!

BOREAL FOREST THRIVE IN WARM CLIMATE IN CANADA (49th par. and above) AMERICANS MAD THEY DIDNT BENIFIT!!! - matthew

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grr

boreal forest OR!!!! !!!!! ! taiga

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idk I just wanted to tell you its a taiga or its a boreal forest rawr

Amazon Rainforest

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Amazon Rainforest

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332952036/figure/fig19/AS:11431281251416810@1718220217878/Antarctic-Food-Web-describing-short-classic-red-arrows-microbial-light-green.png

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Food chain

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Great barrier reef food chain

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https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/arctic-fox#:~:text=Arctic%20foxes%20depend%20on%20lemmings,of%20their%20natural%20population%20cycle.

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The boreal forest which is known for Taiga biome is the largest forest in the world. But due to climate change, the tree are dying and the forest is moving northward.

Yo what are you doing la.

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Amazon Rainforestt

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Sharka

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https://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/where_we_work/coraltriangle/problems/climatechangecoraltriangle/