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e6 There's stilltime, but nota lot, toturn things around. Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. —— SILVIAEARLE American - Marine Biologist 9YOV LJ Sylvia Earle is a marine biologist known for raising awareness of the biotic factor of overfishing on our world’s ocean ecosystems. When oceans are overfished, it removes predators from the ecosystem which could in turn cause the food chain to collapse. ECOSYSTEMS NOT EMISSIONS VOW LJ Carbon emissions are causing climate to change across the world. The abiotic factor of temperature can greatly affect ecosystems. Koala forests play an important role in combating the effects of global climate change. Trees take CO2 from the atmosphere and through the process of photosynthesis convert it into organic carbon as they grow. cen ae >D VOW LJ The issue of deforestation affects the biotic factors of abundance and variation of the species living within an ecosystem. Greater species diversity allows for natural sustainability in an ecosystem and this is being torn down along with the trees in our rainforests.

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