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From Environmental Technology
Thinking About The Environment Page 114
8. The global air temperatures have changed in realtion to the carbon cycle becuse the solar energy that reaches the earth warms the planets surface , drives the hydrolic cycle and other biogeochemical cycles produces our climate and powers all of life through the process of photosynthesis in the carbon cycle.
12. Trophosphere and the Stratospherethere is no turbulance in the stratoshere and there is in the Trophosphere, The temperatures are different
14. wind from the atmosphere affect the ocean currents and heat from the ocean affects atmospheric circulation.I
16. Plate tectonics is the study of the movenment on the plates that shift or change their relative positions and can cause earthquakes.
17. The threats of natural danger where I live are earthquakes and tornados.
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2. During the summer of 1988 wildfires burned up one-third of Yellow Stome National park. Secondary Succession is the change in species composition that takes place after some disturbance destroys the existing vegitation; soil is already present.
4. Parasitism because the the mycorrhizae is taking from the taking at the hosts expense.
5. because an organisms realized niche is needed and is in danger of becoming much smaller there is no room for give and take as there is with the fundamental niche.
8. probably water or the mineral content in the soil because these things are scarce in the dessert and plants and lizards need them to survive therefore restricting thier ecological niche.
11. because Keystone species are vital in determiing the nature and structure of the entire ecosystem and exerts a profound influence on a community.