Question

How and why did changes in the environmental conditions affect carrying capacity in this?

Scenario? Recall the scenarios: 0–15 years, harsh winter; 15–30 years, harsh winter and cold spring;

30–45 years, harsh winter, Cold spring, and hot summer.

Answer 1

The carrying capacity was affected by the environmental conditions. The first 0-15 years, the population went only up because there were no harsh conditions holding back the animals from producing. Which also meant the carrying capacity was high because there was plenty of food since their food source was also surviving. Then the harsh winter in 15-30 years caused the population to steadily decline. The rabbits were not surviving the winter as much anymore, causing them to die and the carrying capacity to lower also because of the limited food. And then years 30-45 with harsh winters and hot summers came and the rabbits population was declining even faster. The carrying capacity was heavily lowered because there wasn’t enough food for them all which meant the rabbits would have a downfall.

Step-by-step explanation:

This was just my take on the question the other answers weren't really answering it fully so this is what I put for it on my project.

Answer 2

Climate change does not only refer to global warming. While, yes, it is true that the temperatures during the summer season will become higher, it is also possible that the winter season will be colder still. From year 0 to 15, the winters will be extremely cold as a result of this effect. The rise in temperatures will cause the ice caps and glaciers to continue to melt, resulting in cold springs as well, as shown in the 15 to 30 years scenario. From the 30 to 45 years interval, it seems that the increase in temperature during the summer months have reached higher than what was recorded in the previous years.

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