The Effects of Human Activity on Ecosystems and Biodiversity
The effects of human activity on ecosystems and biodiversity
Agricultural Practice
Biodiversity is a measure of the diversity among organisms in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species, and among ecosystems.’
Monoculture is when a farmer produces or grows one single crop over a wide area. The advantages to the farmer of monoculture are, “the reduced plant competition for nutrients, space and solar radiation, control of unprofitable organisms, the reduction of costs by limitation of specialized machinery required for arable operations and to maximize profit from the growing of high gross margin crops.” The effects of monoculture on biodiversity are that it will be lower as there will fewer plant and weeds due to the insects eating them and using the plant and weeds for habitat reasons. Like for example eating drinking and staying alive.
The benefits of a farmer removing the hedges from his field are that the there will be more area for biodiversity to occur for example when growing plants for food, the plants need to be suitable for human to eat. So by a farmer removing hedges this will leave him with more area to grow more plants for food. The effects on wildlife and biodiversity from removing the hedges are bad as by doing this their habitats are being destroyed. Animals from the leaf all the way up to the hawk depend on the hedge and the hedge is as important to these animals as the hedge acts like a boundary as most the animals used to be used to living in woodlands but over the years have adapted to hedges. Animals like foxes and badges use hedges as ‘roadways from getting to and from other hedges as they do not like crossing open fields.
Fertilizers are mixed with the soil for the crops to take in via their roots. Insecticides are used by the farmers to prevent insects eating away at the crops. Insecticides stop insects from eating the crops and by using this crops stay insect free. Fungicides
Agricultural Practice
Biodiversity is a measure of the diversity among organisms in different ecosystems. "Diversity" in this definition includes diversity within a species and among species, and among ecosystems.’
Monoculture is when a farmer produces or grows one single crop over a wide area. The advantages to the farmer of monoculture are, “the reduced plant competition for nutrients, space and solar radiation, control of unprofitable organisms, the reduction of costs by limitation of specialized machinery required for arable operations and to maximize profit from the growing of high gross margin crops.” The effects of monoculture on biodiversity are that it will be lower as there will fewer plant and weeds due to the insects eating them and using the plant and weeds for habitat reasons. Like for example eating drinking and staying alive.
The benefits of a farmer removing the hedges from his field are that the there will be more area for biodiversity to occur for example when growing plants for food, the plants need to be suitable for human to eat. So by a farmer removing hedges this will leave him with more area to grow more plants for food. The effects on wildlife and biodiversity from removing the hedges are bad as by doing this their habitats are being destroyed. Animals from the leaf all the way up to the hawk depend on the hedge and the hedge is as important to these animals as the hedge acts like a boundary as most the animals used to be used to living in woodlands but over the years have adapted to hedges. Animals like foxes and badges use hedges as ‘roadways from getting to and from other hedges as they do not like crossing open fields.
Fertilizers are mixed with the soil for the crops to take in via their roots. Insecticides are used by the farmers to prevent insects eating away at the crops. Insecticides stop insects from eating the crops and by using this crops stay insect free. Fungicides