Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Case Study- The Gippsland Lakes ecosystem :]

Exercises Q1 / pg. 251
a..- The lake is becoming increasing saline because the water from the lake is mixing more and more with the sea water.
b..- I think that the temperature of the lake is increasing beacause of the drastic temperature rise in the atmosphere.
c..- There is very little water in the Lake Victoria in the dry season because there is less rain. These days there is much less rain because of global warming and temperatures rising
d..- There have been lots of algal blooms because this kind of environment is very nice for them to grow. They are a water plant so this ecosystem suits them fine.
e..- The lakes have silted up because the natural flow of the water has slightly collapsed the lakeside land and creates soil run-off.

:] ella

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