Environmental Science and Sustainability, origional work, due Monday at 13:00 hours

Choose the following ecosystems:

• Tropical rainforest

  You will prepare a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation (not including the title or reference slides) and include a minimum of 3 images about your choice of ecosystem, covering the following in your presentation: 

• Where might this type of ecosystem be located? Give 1 specific example.

• Describe the structure of the ecosystem.

  • List both the abiotic components and biotic components.

• Describe the function of the ecosystem.

  • How do the abiotic and biotic components interact in biogeochemical cycles?

  • Describe both the carbon and nitrogen cycles.

• Describe disturbance and recovery.

  • Describe 1 natural and 1 human-caused disturbance to the ecosystem.

  • Explain the damage to the ecosystem, including how the abiotic and biotic characteristics of the ecosystem changed.

• Explain how ecosystems recover naturally based on resilience mechanisms and the theory of secondary succession.