a reminder that the amazon forest has been on fire for 3 weeks now and because of the lack of media coverage people don’t know about it. this is one of most important ecosystems on earth
Spread awareness to the estimated 33% of corals that are in danger of extinction. We all contribute to pollution, Without drastic intervention, scientists expect more than 90% of corals to die by 2050. You can help by simply using less plastic #ecology#ecology216@venturellilab
My dad is 64, pursuing a modeling career, and I’ve never seen him happier. He told me he’s just waiting for a chance to blow up. So, Twitter, meet my dad.
Primary producers are the foundation of an ecosystems food web. All food webs start with a primary producer, a primary producer in an aquatic ecosystem are phytoplankton. Phytoplanton are consumed by small microbes and whales that filter feed🐋#ecology#ecology216@venturellilab
An El Niño reduces the upwelling of cold water off the west coast of the Americas. This abiotic factor causes fish to either die or migrate to colder waters which decreases the population of fish that live in the water currents. #ecology#ecology2016