Artificial Eutrophication
definition
When excess nutrients get into the water
where is seaweed located
alage over seagrass
seagrass die
nutrient that gets into the water
Nitrogen
End result
Destroyed ecosystem
where is seagrass located
located at the bottom
what does seagrass provide
oxygen
what does rain wash off
excess nitrogen in water
abiotic factor of temperature
decrease
1 benefit of seagrass
Provides a habitat
Nursery ground - place where babies of aquatic species can grow safelyProvides food - Some organisms eat live seagrass and some eat dead/broken down seagrass called detritus
Provides oxygen - a product of photosynthesis
Provides a calm environment - absorbs wave energy, reduces erosion and turbidity.
no oxygen
fish die
what happens when there is a lot of nitrogen in water
oxygen decreases
Last step to artificial Eutrophication
Tourism and home buying decrease because the bay looks ugly due to dead fish and turbid water
is algae another name for seaweed
seagrass dies
erosion and flooding
what does nitrogen grow
algae
1 source of artificial eutrophication
Farm animal feces, Farm fertilizers, Car exhaust,Lawn fertilizer, Factory discharge
Is seagrass a angiosperm
true
what leads to fish dying in water
too much nitrogen
whats nitrogen
artifical eutrophication