Kategorier: Alle - glaciers - habitat - disease - species

af Niamh Anderson 8 år siden

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glaciers melting

glaciers melting

How does glaciers melting affect ecosystems?

glaciers melting

water salinity

some fish will not survive less salt in water
coral reefs threatened
some producers will not survive change in water salinity

warmer sea temperatures

glaciers melt more quickly
stressful for sub-ice plankton
stressful for sea-ice algae

floods

erodes fertile soil
spread disease
death of many producers
habitat loss

longer ice free seasons

carbon dioxide released
some species become less isolated
some species become more isolated
human exploration