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Findasolutionvideoproject 1
Findasolutionvideoproject 1
Mt.Lassen
Twomainideas:
1.Therehasbeenextensiveshiftingwildfireregime
alongwithchangeinsnowpackandprecipitationdueto
climatechange.Thishasalsowidelyaffectedspecies
habitatmanagement.
2.Americanpikaswhichareanindicatorofspecies
ecologicaleffectinthatareahavemovedtolower
elevationstoavoidtheheatwhichhasresultedinthe
suitablehabitatbeingreduced
.
Carryingcapacity:Getsloweredbecausethereislessspacetoflourishfromwildfires
Biodiversity:Getsreducedbecauseofthelessspacetopopulatesoovercrowdingwillcause
naturalselection
Solutions:Helpplanttreesandotherplantstoletthedeadareathrivefastersothepikascanget
therefullhabitatback.
Bemoreawareoftheenvironmentthepikasliveinandmakesurenottodestroyit.`