WHY ARE ECOSYSTEMS IMPORTANT OUTLINE.

ECOSYSTEMS

• THEY ARE GROUPS OF LIVING (BIOTIC) AND NON-LIVING (ABIOTIC) THINGS THAT LIVE AND INTERACT TOGETHER.
• THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND CAN BE VERY BIG OR SMALL.
• THEY ARE ALWAYS NATURAL.
• ECOSYSTEMS HELP KEEP OUR PLANET SAFE PRODUCING OXYGEN, ABSORVING C02 AND REGULATING CLIMATE.
• HUMAND ARE DAMAGING ECOSYSTEMS BY:  OVERFISHING, DEFORESTATION AND POLLUTING THE AIR, WATER AND SOIL.
• GOVERMENTS HELP PROTECTING ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH NATIONAL PARKS, NATURE RESERVES OR   REGIONAL PARKS.