Beavers are known as keystone engineers because they play a vital role in shaping their environment. One potential benefit they provide is the creation of ponds through their dams, which can help to improve water quality and provide habitats for various aquatic plants and animals. These ponds can support biodiversity by attracting different species that rely on water resources. On the other hand, if beavers are removed from an ecosystem, the dams would be dismantled, leading to a loss of these beneficial ponds. This could result in decreased habitat for wildlife, lower water quality, and potential flooding as the natural flow of the river is altered.
Beavers, large members of the rodent family in North America, are often referred to as “ecosystem/keystone engineers” by wildlife managers. Ecosystem engineers are described as animals that create, alter, or destroy a habitat. Beavers contribute to river ecosystems by bringing down old and dead trees along riverbanks. They use these trees to make their dams. Although these dams are primarily used for protection and food storage, scientists report that these dams change the surrounding environment in different ways.
Given this information, in three to five sentences, describe a potential benefit that beavers contribute to the ecosystem as keystone engineers and describe a plausible impact that the removal of beavers could have on the surrounding ecosystem.
(4 points)
Write this in 5 sentences. Please write it in COMPLETE SENTENCES. Write it in formal language and like a 12 year old wrote it. Thank you
1 answer