Human Activities That Affect The Ecosystem Essay

HUMAN ACTIVITIES THAT AFFECT THE ECOSYSTEM

SRI VAISHNAVI PEDDADA 17BEC0066

COURSE CODE: CHY1702-TH

SLOT: TG1

ROOM NUMBER: TT207

FACULTY: BADAL KUMAR MANDAL

INTRODUCTION:

Humans are reliant on the ecosystem for many ‘ecosystem services’, some of which are: purification of air, cleaning of water and pollination of crops. Humans are also reliant on the ecosystem for the production of fertile soil, mineral nutrients, meat, etc.

Human activities tend to affect the ecosystem in both negative and positive ways. The negative, these days is more profound. Human wastes are released into other ecosystems which causes them to become unbalanced. Sometimes the levels of waste become harmful. Examples of human waste that affect ecosystems come from:

• households

• industries

• agriculture

• gaseous emissions from the burning of fossil fuels

Harvesting also cause imbalances in the natural ecosystems and food chains of other species. As an example, harvesting timber can lead to loss of habitat and soil erosion, while harvesting fish from the oceans can cause endangerment of species and breaking of food chains.

In many parts of the

Coral reefs are dying around the world. In particular, coral mining, pollution (organic and non-organic), overfishing, blast fishing and the digging of canals and access into islands and bays are serious threats to these ecosystems. Coral reefs also face high dangers from pollution, diseases, destructive fishing practices and warming oceans. In order to find answers for these problems, researchers study the various factors that impact reefs. The list of factors is long, including the ocean's role as a carbon dioxide sink, atmospheric changes, ultraviolet light, ocean acidification, biological virus, impacts of dust storms carrying agents to far flung reefs, pollutants, algal blooms and others. Reefs are threatened well beyond coastal