natural hazards in ecosystem

Living organisms cannot live isolated from their non-living environment. Living and the non-living environment interact with each other to form a stable system. A natural self-sufficient unit of the world comprising a biotic community (living organisms) and its abiotic physico-chemical e..

Some of these wastes are also classified as hazardous wastes. are those that are potentially dangerous and can cause diseases, fire, etc. The hazardous wastes include toxic wastes. Toxic wastes are those that are poisonous in nature. Hazardous wastes are tho..

Ecosystem - Definition - An ecosystem can be defined as 'a structural and functional unit of biosphere or segment of nature consisting of community of living beings and the physical environment, both interacting and exchanging materials between them'. E. P. Odum, an Am..

Major Ecosystems (Biomes) - Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, etc. "The major terrestrial ecosystems (largest ecological units) ..

Summary - The biotic and abiotic components form an interacting system called 'ecosystem'. Producers, consumers and decomposers are the various trophic levels, which are linked by their food relationship forming a 'food chain'. Several food chains are interrelated and interconnected to fo..

Summary - Man has to be dependent on natural resources despite all the scientific inventions Natural resources could be classified into geographical, hydro-geological, atmosphere, edaphic, forest, crop, wildlife, marine / aquatic, animal, human and microbial resources Natur..

Presence of dangerous unnatural ingredients causing imbalance in the ecosystem and health hazards to human beings and animals can be called as pollution. That is, pollution is a phenomena where natural ingredients are replaced or damaged by presence of dangerous unnatu..

This is the domain of living organisms in contact with atmosphere, hydrosphere as well as lithosphere. Man has begun to effect significant changes in his natural environment mainly after the advent of the Industrial revolution. The change in industrial and agricultural practices in the l..

Presence of dangerous unnatural ingredeints causing imbalance in the ecosystems and health hazards to human beings and animals is called pollutio..

The sewer removed from the sewerage during cleaning is often left on the roadside. This poses several health hazards to the public. Some of these wastes are also classified as hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes are those that are potentially dangerous and can cause ..