Wildfires are an example of a short term change?

Choose an example of a short term change.

Bank swallows are birds that make their nests on the edges of rivers. In the spring they lay four or five eggs. Bank swallows can’t swim or breathe underwater. What change in these birds will likely be brought about by flooding in their freshwater habitat?

Each year, an area of the Gulf of Mexico becomes very low in oxygen due to excessive runoff or mud from the Mississippi River. How might ocean organisms respond to this decrease in oxygen?

Environmental change: a change or disturbance of the environment most often caused by human influences and natural processes?

Which do you think are examples of environmental changes?

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The Dead Sea has a 33% salinity, which makes it inhospitable for many aquatic organisms. During periods of abundant rain, the concentration of salt decreases to a level that certain species of algae can tolerate and they begin to grow. What can be expected when the salinity returns to normal levels?

Three-toed tree sloths are mammals which thrive in the jungles of Central and South America. A sloth’s diet is consists entirely of leaves and buds from trees. How will these organisms be affected as rain forests are destroyed by deforestation, deforestation means that trees are removed?

Why are short term changes to the ecosytem called "short term"