About Giant Panda
Abiotic Factors of Giant Panda environment
Abiotic factors also known as abiotic components in term of biology and ecology re non living factors ( chemical or physical) that affect the living organisms and the ecosystems.
Water: Water is a necessity to all living land animals. All living organisms need water to survive, to grow and to function properly. The Giant Panda like every other animal needs water to continue its survival. Unfortunately factories have polluted the water source of The Giant Panda. Water is hard to find due to the Giant Panda's habitat. This can have serious damage on the animal.
Pollution: Industrial waste and chemicals contain harmful elements such as mercury can have serious damage on panda reproduction.
Natural disasters: Natural disasters are also a serious threat to the Giant Panda population, the animals may have no escape from disasters like fires or floods. Moreover natural disasters also destroy the panda's habitat which impact on food availability.
Climate Change: Climate change within the panda's habitat will also affect the loss of bamboo. In addition the change of temperature might have effect on the ability to reproduce of Giant panda or can have damage on other aspects of the panda's life cycle.
Biotic factors of Giant Panda environment
Biotic factor is living components that affect another living organism, or the environment
Mating: The female Panda is only able to mate once a year, during a two-day estrous cycle ( occur in female mammals, marked by a period of sexual activity). To make matters even worse is that it's hard to get Giant Panda to mate in captivity.
Tourism: Due to it rareness, Giant Panda natural habitat attracted a large amount of tourism. That can disrupt the Giant Panda usual activities.
Predation: Leopards are common animals, which also include the rain forest and grasslands of Asia. Leopards are also know to track down and hunt for panda cubs.
Loss of habitat: Due to the explosion in human population the panda's terrain has now been transformed for other uses.
Abiotic factors also known as abiotic components in term of biology and ecology re non living factors ( chemical or physical) that affect the living organisms and the ecosystems.
Water: Water is a necessity to all living land animals. All living organisms need water to survive, to grow and to function properly. The Giant Panda like every other animal needs water to continue its survival. Unfortunately factories have polluted the water source of The Giant Panda. Water is hard to find due to the Giant Panda's habitat. This can have serious damage on the animal.
Pollution: Industrial waste and chemicals contain harmful elements such as mercury can have serious damage on panda reproduction.
Natural disasters: Natural disasters are also a serious threat to the Giant Panda population, the animals may have no escape from disasters like fires or floods. Moreover natural disasters also destroy the panda's habitat which impact on food availability.
Climate Change: Climate change within the panda's habitat will also affect the loss of bamboo. In addition the change of temperature might have effect on the ability to reproduce of Giant panda or can have damage on other aspects of the panda's life cycle.
Biotic factors of Giant Panda environment
Biotic factor is living components that affect another living organism, or the environment
Mating: The female Panda is only able to mate once a year, during a two-day estrous cycle ( occur in female mammals, marked by a period of sexual activity). To make matters even worse is that it's hard to get Giant Panda to mate in captivity.
Tourism: Due to it rareness, Giant Panda natural habitat attracted a large amount of tourism. That can disrupt the Giant Panda usual activities.
Predation: Leopards are common animals, which also include the rain forest and grasslands of Asia. Leopards are also know to track down and hunt for panda cubs.
Loss of habitat: Due to the explosion in human population the panda's terrain has now been transformed for other uses.
Adaptations |
Adaptations are unique characteristic that help living organisms survive in it environment. Adaptations can be divide into 3 categories: structural adaptation, behavioural adaptation, and functional adaptation. The Giant Panda, like many other animals, has it own unique adaptations that help it survive in it environment.
Structural adaptation: The Giant Panda has developed strong jaw muscles to enable itself to eat bamboo. In addition the giant panda also enlarged cranial cavity that can house the strong jaw muscles necessary to chew through bamboo. Behavioural adaptation: The Giant Panda has developed special behaviours that help its survival. When the Giant Panda is threatened its will bow it head and growl toward the predators. Also the Giant Panda migrates down the mountain to stay warm during winter. Functional (Physiological) adaptation: The Giant Panda doesn't hibernate like normal bears since their food source (bamboo) doesn't give them enough nutrients to last them through the winter. |
Food Chains of Giant Panda
Bibliography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKmVKHsxgGk
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http://www.ehow.com/list_6006251_biotic-abiotic-factors-giant-panda.html
http://www.wwf.org.au/
http://www.ehow.com/info_8784686_5-adaptations-panda.html
http://www.panda.org.cn/english/research/disease/2013-09-12/2449.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKmVKHsxgGk
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/giant_panda/panda/what_do_pandas_they_eat/
http://www.ehow.com/list_6006251_biotic-abiotic-factors-giant-panda.html
http://www.wwf.org.au/
http://www.ehow.com/info_8784686_5-adaptations-panda.html
http://www.panda.org.cn/english/research/disease/2013-09-12/2449.html