celeste.skoff
Organic Farm
This photo was taken on January 15th at an organic farm near Black River in North Carolina. There is a lot going on in this photo. First, the crops are using the sun and CO2 to photosynthesize and produce food/energy. Also, intra and interspecific competition can be seen here with crops competing with each other and with weeds for resources. Since this is an organic farm, no harmful chemicals are used maintain these crops. This means a lot for the surrounding ecosystem. Unnatural pesticides and fertilizers runoff into the water system and end up polluting the water that other wildlife uses. It is important that a farm like this, close to a river, uses environmentally friendly practices. An excess of elements, like nitrogen, running into the water may stimulate too much growth in organisms like algae. If an algal bloom were to occur, it could cause the water to become anoxic, and result in the death of aquatic life. This process impacts the whole ecosystem, which is why this farm is careful about what they put on the land. Furthermore, Black River is actually a dark black color due to tannins being released from trees and plants nearby. Tannins are an organic material that come from decaying vegetation.
Sources:
www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/united...
Organic Farm
This photo was taken on January 15th at an organic farm near Black River in North Carolina. There is a lot going on in this photo. First, the crops are using the sun and CO2 to photosynthesize and produce food/energy. Also, intra and interspecific competition can be seen here with crops competing with each other and with weeds for resources. Since this is an organic farm, no harmful chemicals are used maintain these crops. This means a lot for the surrounding ecosystem. Unnatural pesticides and fertilizers runoff into the water system and end up polluting the water that other wildlife uses. It is important that a farm like this, close to a river, uses environmentally friendly practices. An excess of elements, like nitrogen, running into the water may stimulate too much growth in organisms like algae. If an algal bloom were to occur, it could cause the water to become anoxic, and result in the death of aquatic life. This process impacts the whole ecosystem, which is why this farm is careful about what they put on the land. Furthermore, Black River is actually a dark black color due to tannins being released from trees and plants nearby. Tannins are an organic material that come from decaying vegetation.
Sources:
www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/united...