This subdivision of the biosphere plays two vital roles in metabolism. First, it is the only source of most mineral metabolites for all the organisms, terrestrial as well as aquatic; and second, it forms the bulk component of soil (pedosphere), required particularly by the terrestrial plants. Soil is formed from disintegration of rocks by the action of running water and [...]
Some of the major impact of global warming on climate and living organisms are as follows: (A) Climate Change (B) Climate Change and Plant Communities (C) Effect on Sea Levels (D) Reduction of Biodiversity (E) Effect on Agriculture (F) Effect on Arctic Ecosystems (G) Overall Effect. (A) Climate Change: It is believed that increased levels of greenhouse gases that cause [...]
Biosphere means the sphere that supports the living forms. The term "biosphere" was first used by the Austrian geologist Eduard Suess in 1857. The concept was further developed by the Russian mineralogist Vernadsky in 1926. It has been defined by Hutchinson (1970) as that part of the earth in which life exists (the envelope of life). The three subdivisions of [...]