Carbon Cycle and Energy Security 6.7

"clearing a natural ecosystem and using the space it occupied for a different purpose" Is a definition of...

"The decrease in the pH of the oceans caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere" Is a definition of...

"The level and speed of disturbance that ecosystems can cope with while still maintaining their original status" Is a definition of...

What are the impcats that deforestation has on the carbon cycle?

• reduces the sequestering of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis

• reduces the storage of carbon in the soil and biomass

• increases the carbon in the atmosphere from burning and decomposing vegetation

• All of the them

What are the impacts of deforestation on the water cycle?

• increased runoff

• increased runoff, less evapotranspiration, infiltration and groundwater recharge

• less evapotranspirationand infiltration

• increased runoff, less infiltration and groundwater recharge