How Do Birds Help The Ecosystem
Birds help in pollination, seed dispersal. They are an important part of food webs and energy flow in the ecosystem.... View Article
Birds help in pollination, seed dispersal. They are an important part of food webs and energy flow in the ecosystem.... View Article
Earthworms return nutrients through their cast. Nitrogen and phosphorus, etc. present in the earthworm cast increases the nutrient concentration in... View Article
Butterflies are the main pollinators for sexual reproduction in plants. Many other animals such as birds, lizards, etc. feed on... View Article
Temperate phages carry out specialised transduction. Specialised transduction occurs through lysogenic cycles. In the specialised transduction virus carries only the... View Article
Decrease in biodiversity makes an ecosystem more vulnerable to environmental disturbances. It can reduce the productivity of an ecosystem and... View Article
Invasive species is a major cause of biodiversity loss in an ecosystem. Invasive species competes with the native species for... View Article
Algal bloom refers to rapid increase in the population of algae due to increase in the water nutrients. It occurs... View Article
Climate change can affect the composition and function of an ecosystem. It can alter the species, food web and energy... View Article
Biodiversity increases genetic diversity and species diversity. It makes an ecosystem better adapted to the natural processes and environmental stress.... View Article
Biosphere constitutes all the ecosystems present in the world. Biosphere is the part of the earth which supports life. It... View Article
Limiting nutrient is the nutrient, which is present in the least quantity. An increase in the limiting nutrient shows an... View Article
Phytoplankton are the primary producers of the marine ecosystem. They are responsible for capturing sunlight through photosynthesis. Phytoplankton are the... View Article
Primary productivity refers to the conversion of energy from the sun to organic matter through photosynthesis by plants. Productivity depends... View Article
Organic farming reduces the consumption of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. It promotes rich biodiversity, conserves water resources, decreases algal bloom,... View Article
Exotic species introduced in an ecosystem compete for resources and predation. They threaten native species hence also called invasive species.... View Article
Nutrient recycling is one of the most important aspects of an ecosystem. It makes the ecosystem self-sustaining. Decomposers break organic... View Article
Sunlight plays an important role in the ecosystem. It is the primary source of energy, which is utilised by plants... View Article
Vertical distribution of various species in different layers is called stratification. E.g. in the forest ecosystem, trees are present at... View Article
Biodiversity loss refers to loss of genetic diversity, species diversity and also to the loss of ecosystem. Biodiversity loss driven... View Article
Living organisms play an important role in the formation of soil. They increase fertility of soil and also help in... View Article