Global warming and Knock Off Affects
A rise in temperature due to global warming
causes the death of first level consumers. How does this affect other firs level
consumers? Secondary Consumers? Third and/or tertiary consumers?
The death of one first level consumer would
increase the population of another species that eats the same plants due to a
lack of competition. For example: the caribou and the musk oxen both eat sedges
and if the caribou would die out/go extinct then the musk oxen would have no
competition over the food and its population would
increase.
This would also limit the diet of the
second level consumers such as the polar bear, to the musk oxen. However, you
have to take into consideration that the polar bears have other prey and have a
choice of eating.
The third level consumers, such as the
arctic wolf, have many animals to eat such as the polar bear, arctic voles,
lemmings etc. But in this case the polar bear’s population will increase due to
the rise in population of its prey. So then the arctic wolf population will
increase as well and will keep on increasing because it is at the top of the
food chain, also known as a tertiary consumer.
A chain reaction is involved which may harm
many species and organism in the Arctic Tundra. But within this chain reaction
there may also be some pros, such as the increase of the population of
predators, different eating choices etc.
The dying out of one species caused by
global warming would cause unbalance to the food chain and the ecosystem.
causes the death of first level consumers. How does this affect other firs level
consumers? Secondary Consumers? Third and/or tertiary consumers?
The death of one first level consumer would
increase the population of another species that eats the same plants due to a
lack of competition. For example: the caribou and the musk oxen both eat sedges
and if the caribou would die out/go extinct then the musk oxen would have no
competition over the food and its population would
increase.
This would also limit the diet of the
second level consumers such as the polar bear, to the musk oxen. However, you
have to take into consideration that the polar bears have other prey and have a
choice of eating.
The third level consumers, such as the
arctic wolf, have many animals to eat such as the polar bear, arctic voles,
lemmings etc. But in this case the polar bear’s population will increase due to
the rise in population of its prey. So then the arctic wolf population will
increase as well and will keep on increasing because it is at the top of the
food chain, also known as a tertiary consumer.
A chain reaction is involved which may harm
many species and organism in the Arctic Tundra. But within this chain reaction
there may also be some pros, such as the increase of the population of
predators, different eating choices etc.
The dying out of one species caused by
global warming would cause unbalance to the food chain and the ecosystem.