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Iceland's Ecosystems and Food Web Analysis

Iceland's food web consists of phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrofauna, fish, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Primary and net productivity are relatively high due to Iceland's large aquatic environment and geographic location surrounded by water. Producers include phytoplankton and zooplankton, while herbivores include manatees, whales, puffins, seals, and kittiwakes. Carnivores include humans, sharks, fish, Arctic foxes, polar bears, and omnivores include Icelandic sheep, cattle, chickens, goats, Icelandic horses, and Icelandic sheepdogs. Decomposers include

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Iceland's Ecosystems and Food Web Analysis

Iceland's food web consists of phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrofauna, fish, herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Primary and net productivity are relatively high due to Iceland's large aquatic environment and geographic location surrounded by water. Producers include phytoplankton and zooplankton, while herbivores include manatees, whales, puffins, seals, and kittiwakes. Carnivores include humans, sharks, fish, Arctic foxes, polar bears, and omnivores include Icelandic sheep, cattle, chickens, goats, Icelandic horses, and Icelandic sheepdogs. Decomposers include

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United Nation Questions:

Iceland

Chapter 3: Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work? 1. Describe a typical food web for your country. Icelands food web wo ld !o as followed and as "ll strated: #hytoplankton $ %ooplankton$ &"crofa na $ '"sh Herb"(ores $ Carn"(ores )mn"(ores

*+ What type of gross and net primary productivity is found in your country? Icelands ,## and -## are relat"(ely h"!h d e to the"r cons"derably lar!e a. at"c en("ronment/ and !eo!raph"c locat"on0 s rro nded by water+ Th s/ Iceland conta"ns nearly a plethora of prod cers as well as ener!y0 sers+ 3+ Describe some producers herbivores carnivores omnivores decomposers and scavengers in your country. #rod cers: phytoplankton/ 1ooplankton/ plants+ Herb"(ores: &anatee/ whales/ # ff"ns/ sk as/ and k"tt"wakes and some a. at"c l"fe Carn"(ores: h mans/ sharks/ f"sh/ Art"c 'o2/ #olar 3ears/ )mn"(ores: the Iceland"c sheep/ cattle/ ch"cken/ !oat/ the st rdy Iceland"c horse/ and the Iceland"c 4heepdo! h mans/ m"ce/ rats/ rabb"ts/ re"ndeer+ Decomposers: #hytoplankton+ 4ca(en!ers: 3"rds/ "nsects 5+ What are some of the human based effects on the ma!or nutrient cycles in your country? Altho !h Iceland "s a !lobal leader "n s sta"nab"l"ty/ h mans st"ll affect the water cycle and the n"tro!en cycle by poll t"n! the water and c tt"n! down trees+ The "ntrod ct"on of domest"c farm an"mals and E ropean crops alon! w"th "ntrod ced spec"es of plants/ an"mals and "nsects accelerated the destr ct"on of !rassland+ 6ap"d deforestat"on accelerated so"l eros"on by e2pos"n! so"ls to w"nd and water+ As a res lt/ 789 of Icelands forest and 589 of "ts so"l ha(e d"sappeared/ and :39 of the modern land s rface "s c rrently affected by so"l eros"on+ ". #re there any types of research being used to study its ecosystems in your country? ;es/ Iceland places !reat emphas"s on effect"(e mana!ement of f"sher"es and on sc"ent"f"c research on all the components of the mar"ne ecosystem+ As one of the lar!est "slands "n the world/ the ocean no only hea("ly "mpacts the nat"on econom"cally/ b t also d"rectly thro !h health+ 4ome nat"onal f"sher"es research "nst"t tes employ do1ens of sc"ent"sts/ almost all tra"ned "n class"cal f"sher"es b"olo!y and b"olo!"cal oceano!raphy+ In <7=>/ the &ar"ne 6esearch Inst"t te was establ"shed to deal w"th en("ronmental cond"t"ons/ !eolo!y/ and the ecolo!y of al!ae/ 1ooplankton/ f"sh lar(ae and benthos+ The &ar"ne 6eso rces 4ect"on also ndertakes research on the e2plo"ted stocks of f"sh/ cr staceans/ moll scs and mar"ne mammals+ The '"sher"es Ad("sory 4ect"on scr t"n"1es stock assessments and prepares formal ad("ce on the total allowable catch ?TAC@ and s sta"nable f"sh"n! strate!"es for the !o(ernment+

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