About Healthy Ecosystems
What is the process of energy transfer in an ecosystem?
Food Chain/Web
What service does natural diversity provide for humans?
Tourism
What species displaces native species?
Invasive species
What country was the example based in?
Portugal
What is the coastline habitat project called?
ReDuna Project
What do decomposerss do to help the ecosystem?
They bring nutrients back to plants
Why is it important that humans have a good relationship with the environment?
Humans need the environment for many things, such as materials, diversity, shelter, and food.
Habitat destruction can cause the permanent loss of species and weakens ______
Ecosystems
What is one of the biggest problems caused by overhunting?
Extinction
What is used to restore the dunes/beach?
Willow sand fences
What tier in the food chain creates the energy?
Producers
What are three things that animals use their habitats for?
Shelter, food, water, space to expand, and protection
What does pollution deplete
Resources
What do you call the name of groups that protect the land for ecosystems?
A conservation agency
Name at least two consequences of global warming on coastline ecosystems/habitats
Sea level rise, coastline regression/erosion, or flood risk
What 3 things does a stable habitat provide?
Shelter, food, and space to expand
What might happen if proper shelter was not present?
Animals would not have space or protection and it would be harder for them to survive
Less biodiversity can cause animals to become _______
Overspecialized
What is the place’s name for the example given for overhunting?
Côa Valley
Name at least two results of the coastline restoration project.
Protected/restored beaches, renourished sand, reduced flood risk, increased biodiversity, strong community involvement, tourism
If a secondary consumer’s population is decreased too much what will happen for the animals under that tier?
Overpopulation
How is an efficient distribution of resources necessary for a healthy ecosystem?
It helps avoid the depletion of resources
How does climate change affect natural disasters
They cause them to become more frequent and intense
What was the animal named in the example of overhunting?
Bonelli’s eagle
Name one of the goals of the project
Restore the Almada dune-beach ecosystem, enhance resilience to sea-level rise and storms, help the ecosystem restore itself and regain complexity