For Ecology, critically think about the following essay prompts. Research the to

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For Ecology, critically think about the following essay prompts. Research the topics and provide a response of ~500 words

For one of the cities below research the various ecosystems of the area. What is one of the ecosystems that supports a commercial commodity or ecosystem service (e.g.; food source, clean water, timber, metals/minerals, pollination of crops) for the city?

Santorini, Greece Austin, Russia Reykjavík, Iceland Amsterdam, Netherlands Panama City, Panama Lisbon, Portugal Brisbane, Australia Hong Kong, China

You are a resource manager charged to secure that commodity/service for future production. Within that ecosystem, design an experiment (specifically relaying a question & your hypothesis, then the necessary experimental data to collect, & impact/application – do not need detailed methods) that would test or incorporate one of the following theories as it can apply to your conservation task

Optimal foraging

Intermediate disturbance

Island biogeography/meta-population

Explanation / Answer

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) consists of a federation of seven emirates, and the population is mostly Muslims. About 80% of the population has immigrated people and the common languages used are Urdu, Hindi, English, although Arabic is the official language, many people do not speak it.  

The availability of oil revenues is one of its primary sources of income (accounting for about 1/3rd of its income), minerals is another rich source of income. The ecosystem consists of dry and hot climate, with a little rainfall. This region is rich in minerals such as copper, lead, zinc, and silver.  

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