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Environmental Disturbances

Environmental Disturbances. Created for SPICE by Miss. Deliz. Environmental Disturbances. An environmental disturbance is an event with the potential to harm the environment. . What is an Environmental Disturbance?. Types of Disturbances. Natural- naturally occurring disturbances.

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Environmental Disturbances

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  1. Environmental Disturbances Created forSPICEby Miss. Deliz

  2. Environmental Disturbances • An environmental disturbance is an event with the potential to harm the environment. What is an Environmental Disturbance?

  3. Types of Disturbances • Natural- naturally occurring disturbances. • Anthropogenic- disturbances caused by human action. There are two main types of Environmental Disturbances: Natural and Anthropogenic

  4. Can you mention different examples of Environmental Disturbances? • Natural disturbances: • hurricanes, fire, drought, flooding, changes in temperature, predation. • Anthropogenic disturbances: • deforestation, mining, over fishing, air and water pollution.

  5. Effect of Disturbances • Short term effect- the ecosystem immediate reaction to the disturbance. • Long term effect- will depend on the ecosystem response and recovery to the disturbance.

  6. How to Protect Resources • Conservation- efficient utilization of natural resources like fossil fuels, forest and water; avoiding depletion of natural ecosystem diversity and destruction of the environment. • Preservation- resources are not exploited because there are not being used.

  7. What is better Conservation or Preservation of the Environment? • It depends. There are some species that live in sensitive ecosystems and in order to maintain those species alive its better to leave the ecosystem untouched. • However, we depend on natural resources for our daily living, in this case conservation is a better option.

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