BIOLOGY 2F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Intertidal Zone, Tide Pool, Photic Zone
22 Sep 2016
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Life is most profuse where conditions appear most hostile to us along: Mountains in alberta (jasper and banff national parks) contain glaciers. Glaciers contain vast amounts of freshwater which are retreating. On the mountains, there are dry-mixed prairies which are agricultural fields dependent upon water coming in from the mountains. In the north, hot water is pumped into the tar sands, allowing extraction of thick oil. As tar sand development increases, there is an increase in pressures on the river and freshwater reserves. There is an increase in population growth and is a reflection of energy booms. Increase in population growth increases the pressure on the government to follow the lead of other provinces. Wetland and lake networks can slow water flows, remove pollutants and permit groundwater recharge. Hydrologic cycle: describes how water in reservoirs are renewed, or turned over at different rates and shows the exchange of water among reservoirs.
