Question

Explain how human activity can impact the limiting factors of river ecosystems.

Answer 1

Answer:

Through pollution and uncontrolled and untreated discharge of waste into river bodies.

Explanation:

Some of the common limiting factors of any water ecosystem are -  

a) turbidity,  

b) temperature,  

c) pH level, and  

d) dissolved oxygen

Human activities have interfered with the water ecosystem adversely. The water pollution has affected all the limiting factors of river ecosystem .  

Addition of pollutants from industries and sewage system increase the turbidity of river water.  

The temperature of river ecosystem also increases because of the increased organic productivity of the rivers . This happens due to discharge of organic matter in river ecosystem.

pH are also destablised by addition of industrial and sewage effluents

And dissolved oxygen also reduced because of increased organic productivity of river ecosystem.  

Answer 2

Human activity can affect the river ecosystems because first of all humans take the water and use it for themselves, they also pollute it, disturb the ecosystems and kill fish or oysters etc. in the ecosystems.