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What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is comprised of communities of plants, animals, and other organisms in a particular area that interact with each other and their surrounding environment. -
Habitat Fragmentation
Habitat Fragmentation is the process by which habitat loss results in the division of large, continuous habitats into smaller, more isolated remnants. -
Deforestation
13 million hectares of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010. Deforestation is a huge environmental issue that jeopardizes people’s livelihoods, threatens species, and intensifies global warming. Over the last 50 years, about half of the world’s organization forest cover has been lost. -
Pollution
There are many types of pollution, such as water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution, and others. All are very damaging to the species of the world and rivers and oceans. -
Mountain St. Helen Volcano
This volcano eruption was the deadliest in the United States, and the most economically destructive. 230 square miles of damage was caused, and 110,000 acres are declared protected and allowed to recover on its own. -
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Happened in Ukraine, the ecosystems in the area seems to be bouncing back, and biodiversity is actually higher than before the disaster. -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Happened in March 1989, 11 million gallons of oil was spilled. The coastline was covered (Maine to Florida). Some populations have bounced back, but others are struggling.
