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How many different types of eutrophication are there?
eutrophication - high level of nutrients Mesotropication - Midum level of nutrients Oligotrophic - Not enough nutrients
What an excess of plant nutrients in waterways is called?
Eutrophication
Which word describes an increase in nutrients in a lake or pond?
Eutrophication
What is the build up of nutrients in an aquatic environment called?
Eutrophication
What does eutrophication describes?
the increase in nutrients and associated changes in lakes
What describes eutrophication?
the increase in nutrients and associated changes in lakes
When ponds have an overgrowth of algae from excess nutrients what is it called?
eutrophication
What is Artificial eutrophication?
Eutrophication that occurs because of the introduction of inorganic plant nutrients into a body of water through sewage and fertilizer runoff.
What are the two most important nutrients for stimulating eutrophication?
Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Discuss the effects of eutrophication?
Eutrophication is the epitome of "too much of a good thing". It happens when nature has an overabundance of nutrients. This overabundance makes everything in the ecosystem suffer.
How do Humans contribute to eutrophication?
Eutrophication is the excessive richness of nutrients in a body of water. This leads to an unhealthy growth of plants and the death of marine animals due to lack of oxygen. Farming and the use of too much fertilizers can contribute to eutrophication.
What eutrophication and what are the steps that cause it to happen?
Eutrophication is where a body of water somehow acquires an excessive amount of nutrients and as a result, has a boom in biotic life. Eutrophication usually occurs because the Nitrogen-rich fertilizers are brought into the lake due to rain.
