SERVICE
This ecosystem absorbs excess water to reduce flooding.
What are wetlands?
This process recycles nutrients needed by plants.
What is nutrient cycling?
Natural hazard control protects these from storms and flooding.
What are people and property?
Removing forests through this activity increases erosion.
What is deforestation?
The environmental conditions an organism can survive in.
What is range of tolerance?
Tree roots help prevent this process that removes soil.
What is erosion?
Tree roots depend on this ecosystem component to anchor plants.
What is soil?
Trees provide this benefit that lowers heat exposure.
What is shade?
Destroying these ecosystems removes natural flood protection.
What are wetlands?
Organisms moving to a new area due to changing conditions.
What is migration?
Mangroves reduce the force of these powerful coastal hazards.
What are storm surges?
This process creates soil that supports vegetation.
What is soil formation?
Flooding can damage these agricultural resources.
What are crops?
This human activity introduces harmful substances into ecosystems.
What is pollution?
When conditions exceed an organism's tolerance range, this may happen.
What is death or extinction?
This ecosystem service protects people and property from environmental dangers.
What is natural hazard control?
These two supporting services help plants grow and control hazards.
What are nutrient cycling and soil formation?
Ecosystems that reduce storm damage increase this feeling among communities.
What is safety?
Removing coastal vegetation makes shorelines more vulnerable to this process.
What is erosion?
Organisms changing over generations to survive environmental changes.
What is evolution or adaptation?
Coral reefs and marshes reduce this energy from wind and waves during storms.
What is wave energy?
This living part of ecosystems helps hold soil together and reduce erosion.
What is vegetation?
Trees can reduce hospital admissions linked to these health problems.
What are heat-related illnesses?
These two activities can weaken natural hazard control.
What are deforestation and coastal development?
Increased CO₂ can cause warming and ocean acidification, potentially exceeding this limit.
What is an organism's range of tolerance?