What human activities have affected the phosphorus cycle and led to eutrophication of the waterways?

Q: When excess nitrogen and phosphorus from local farms ends up, in river and inlets, what process can…

A: Nitrogen and phosphorus are the two main primary nutrients in commercial fertilizers and they play…

Q: What is the prlmary source of water in the waler cycle? A. oceans B. glaciers D. atmosphere

A: Water cycle is the process in which the water circulates between ocean and land which involves…

Q: Why is the weathering of bedrock in a New Hampshire forest responsible for such a small fraction of…

A: BASIC INFORMATION  WEATHERING  it is the process in which the rocks are broken down. it can also be…

Q: Define the Phosphorus Cycle ?

A: Phosphorus forms an important part of the DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid),…

Q: What is cultural eutrophication ?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  BIODIVERSITY  It is basically the variety of the lives present on the earth…

Q: Discuss the phosphorus cycle and its importance

A: In the development of bones and teeth, phosphorus is the main function. It plays an important role…

Q: How would turbidity affects the primary productivity of a pond?

A: Primary Productivity Is The Conversion Of The Sun's Energy By Into Organic Material. It Is…

Q: What three abiotic factors account for the rarity of trees in arctic tundra?

A: A biome refers to a community inhabited by particular flora and fauna that survives in the habitat…

Q: Does iron limit primary production in some parts of the oceans?

A: Oligotrophic lakes have very clear water content, transparent surface, very deep, and less growth of…

Q: Why are the OMZs expanding and what are the likely impactson nutrient cycles?

A: Nutrient cycles are the cycles which involves the circulation of organic and inorganic matter within…

Q: How do wetland destruction and the creation of impervious surfaces through urban development affect…

A: Nature has provided essential elements and compounds that work in a cyclic manner. The gases like…

Q: How do dams influence the hydrologic cycle and is there a viable option for long term flood control,…

A: Hydrologic cycle is defined as the cycle of the water that continues on, above and into the surface…

Q: . Why are fires essential for prairies?

A: prairies- flat grasslands having moderate temperature, rainfall and very few tress and mostly…

Q: Explain the cause of the spring and fall overturns that occur in large lakes.

A: Lake is a freshwater ecosystem. It provides source of drinking water, fishing and many other…

Q: How efficient is energy transfer between trophic levels in foodwebs?

A: The efficient energy transfer between trophic levels in food webs follows certain rules. Here we…

Q: How might this drought affect agriculture?

A: Answer: DROUGHT = It is the time period when an area or a region experiences below low level of…

Q: What is the gradient trend of the phosphorus, nitrogen, and precipitation on mountains to downhills…

A: A mountain is defined as an elevated portion or region of the Earth's crust, generally with steep…

Q: Which problem does the prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields create?

A: A crop is defined as a cultivated plant which is commercially grown on a large scale, particularly…

Q: How would the growth rate pattern be affected by infinite resources?

A: There are two growth models namely,(a) Exponential growth(b) Logistic growth

Q: primary producers in an oligotrophic lake

A: OLIGOTROPHIC LAKE- Oligotrophic lakes are those lakes with very clear water content, transparent…

Q: Why is release of sulfide from oxygen minimumzones infrequent, occurring at times of…

A: Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) are the regions where the oxygen level is depleted at intermediate…

Q: Why are wetlands essential?

A: A wetland is a separate ecosystem flooded by water and either seasonally or permanently, where the…

Q: Describe the following nutrient cycles. Should be comprehensive yet concise. 1. carbon cycle 2.…

A: Introduction :- The carbon cycle depicts the continuous movement of carbon atoms from the atmosphere…

Q: Describe the phosphorus cycle.

A: Phosphorous is an essential chemical element with the atomic number 15. In human body, it is…

Q: Why are nutrient cycles in nature called biogeochemical cycles?

A: The Earth is defined as the closed system that matters, In the earth's atmosphere small amounts of…

Q: Why is phosphorus important to living things

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Q: Why do patterns of global primary production on land show strong latitudinalvariation, whereas…

A: Patterns of global primary production on land show strong latitudinalvariation, whereas primary…

Q: Does secondary succession occurs on deforested site?

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Why is transpiration important to the water cycle?

A: A cyclic pathway through which chemical substances moves through the abiotic and biotic components…

Q: What have humans done to impact the water cycle?

A: Humans straightforwardly change the elements of the water cycle through dams developed for water…

Q: Which nutrient limits phytoplanktonproduction along the coast of Long Island?

A: Nutrition is study of nutrients in the food, their process, and relationship of health and disease.…

Q: By what benthic organisms are mostly affected?

A: Benthos is the organism community that lives on, near, or in the seabed, lake, river, or stream…

Q: What are two major actively used natural pools in the global Nitrogen cycle?

A: INTRODUCTION Nitrogen cycle- The nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical cycle, where atmospheric…

Q: Discuss how changes in the phosphorus cycle have caused eutrophication of waterways.

A: Phosphorous is a chemical element which has a symbol of P and atomic number 15.Phosphorous can be…

Q: What is the availability of hydropower and geothermal in Oregon?

A: Hydroelectricity is a source of energy that uses the movement of water to generate electricity.…

Q: Why would nitrogen in the runoff increase so drastically with deforestation?

A: Introduction: Deforestation is the process by which humans remove trees and other vegetation from an…

Q: Gaseous nutrient cycle and sedimentary nutrient cycles have their reservoir . Name them. Why is a…

A: The pathways by which various biotic and abiotic elements are circulated throughout the environment…

Q: How has nitrogen availability influenced agricultural productivity?

A: Macro elements are the elements that are required in large amounts by an organism for its growth.…

Q: What does the watershed management do?

A: Water is an essential natural resource for sustaining life and the environment. It is a major…

Q: How is fixed nitrogen recycled in the biosphere?

A: Approximately 78% of the earth's atmosphere is nitrogen. The atmospheric nitrogen is in gaseous form…

Q: Observations of the nitrogen cycle in a pond

A: Nitrogen cycle: The biogeochemical cycle is the process by which the molecular nitrogen is…

Q: What percentage of the solar energy that reaches the marsh is incorporated into gross primary…

A: the amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next is called the ecological…

Q: If all of the detritus leaving the marsh is plant material, what percentage of all net primary…

A: from the data provided by J.M. Teal in 1962, the net grass produced per year was 6585 kcal/m2.yr.…

Q: The highest DDT concentration in aquatic food chain is occurred in what?

A: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an odorless, tasteless, and colorless compound. It is a…

Q: Thelargest reservoir of phosphorus in most ecosystems is phosphorus:a. inthe atmosphere.b.dissolved…

A: Phosphorous is one of the biogenetic nutrients. It is a major constituent of nucleic acids, energy…

Q: . What is the difference between evaporation and transpiration? Give examples of how the water cycle…

A: There are several steps in the element cycles. Introduction: Water Cycle: The water cycle refers to…

Q: To what extent do nutrients from terrestrialecosystems affect organisms in the lake?

A: INTRODUCTION: ECOSYSTEM is a self regulatory and self sustaining structural and functional unit of…

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.