11:375:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Salton Sea, Ecosystem Services, Washing Machine

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Climate change increases the acidity (lowers the ph) The most sensitive organisms are polyps bc of their shell. All snailed organisms are sensitive to ph levels bc it increases its weathering. Raising temperatures can have stress on phytoplankton: name 3 important ecosystem services of our rivers. Filtering water: give an example of how damming the columbia river has had a negative impact on the diversity of animals living in the river. Salmon are directly affected by the damming of the columbia river. This is not beneficial to wild salmon. Most of the water comes from snow melted. Reservoirs are shrinking bc we drain faster than the snow melts. Very little water is reaching the gulf of california. Dams allow you to relocate the water and generate electricity in the process. Rare event of colorado river reaching the gulf of mexico. Once thriving community w fish and bird. Now it is shrinking and is filled with toxins.

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