Human Impact

Wehaveaffectedecosystemsinalmosteverywayimaginable! Everytimewewalkoutin

the wilderness or bulldoze land for a new parking lot we are drastically altering an ecosystem. Wehavedisruptedthefoodchain,thecarboncycle,thenitrogencycle,andthe watercycle. Miningmineralsalsotakesitstollonanecosystem. Weneedtodoourbestto not interfere in these ecosystems and let nature take its toll. 

How humans harm deserts:

1. By building roads through them
2. By driving strait through the desert, destroying plants
3. Constructions throughout the desert
4. Overgrazing sheep and cattle may destroy plants-though this has slowed over the years
5. Military training, though helpful in protecting deserts, may crush plants and small animals
6. By overusing water
7. Desert Farms
8. and rally car races
9. work cited:https://wiki.engr.illinois.edu/download/attachments/31394596/Week2.pdf
10. and https://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_people_affect_the_desert