ROCKY MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEM

LOCATION

FOOD WEB

THE ANIMAL SPECIES

LIST (ANIMALS)

• Big Horned Sheep
• Grey Wolf
• Alpine Horse
• Rocky Mountain Wolverine
• Black Bear

LIST CONTINUED (ANIMALS)

• Mountain Lynx
• Mountain Lion (Puma)
• Mountain Elk
• Ground Squirrel
• Rocky Mountain Marmot

BIG HORNED SHEEP

GREY WOLF

ALPINE HORSE

MOUNTAIN WOLVERINE

BLACK BEAR

MOUNTAIN LYNX

MOUNTAIN LION

MOUNTAIN ELK

GROUND SQUIRREL

ROCKY MOUNTAIN MARMOT

THE PLANT SPECIES

LIST (PLANTS)

• Rocky Mountain Columbine
• Alpine Mushroom
• Wooly Mammoth's Flower
• Rocky Mountain Juniper
• Bristlecone Pine

LIST CONTINUED (PLANTS)

• Rocky Mountain Maple
• Aspen Tree
• Whitebark Pine
• Western Red Cedar
• Douglas-Fir

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLUMBINE

ALPINE MUSHROOM

THE WOOLY MAMMOTH'S FLOWER

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER TREE

THE BRISTLECONE PINE TREE

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN MAPLE TREE

THE ASPEN TREE

THE WHITEBARK PINE TREE

THE WESTERN RED CEDAR TREE

THE DOUGLAS-FIR TREE

THE IMPACT

The impacts are air pollution and land pollution. These are the two main human impacts on the Rocky Mountain Ecosystem. Air pollution causes contaminants in the air to be inhaled or absorbed by the organisms in the ecosystem. This also causes smog and haze to form in and around the area. Land pollution causes land to be taken up and used as land fills which destroys ecosystems and habitats of the organisms in the area. So far, none of this has happened but if land and air pollution continue to grow then this will eventually become a reality.

IMPACTS (IMAGES)

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How to Conserve, Preserve, and/or Renew the Rocky Mountain Ecosystem

I think that the Rocky Mountain Ecosystem is fine. I will just state some things for if the ecosystem becomes damaged and polluted in the future.

-I think that a way to conserve the ecosystem is by not building roads and interstate highways between the natural ecosystem. Animals that live there and could be harmed if they cross the highway or road and be hit by a vehicle.
-A way to preserve the ecosystem could be by not constructing lodges and resorts in the ecosystem. This uses up the resources in the ecosystem and also destroys small ecosystems. It also causes habitat loss which leads to a decrease in organism population and biodiversity.
-Finally, a way to renew the ecosystem could be by establishing native plant species and re-introducing native animals. This would increase biodiversity and encourage population growth.

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