glaciers melting

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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

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