ECOSYSTEMS AND HABITATS Systemic Analysis
Due to the large size of the axis, it welcomes a lot of various habitats and species, dependent on a certain ecosystem. In fact, species need specific conditions and characteristics to be able to survive in a specific zone. In this document, the different habitats are divided into two sections. The first one is defined as cultivated and built-land which covers all the artificial agricultural lands with uni crops such as rice, wheat, corns, etc. It also welcomes man made water bodies and urban green open spaces such as park or gardens. The shape of each of these land are formal and made of strait lines as they are artificial. In fact, through time, civilizations used the land and shaped it to what it is today. On the other hand, the second category, which represent the natural freshwater and woodland, is characterized by organic and informal shapes and welcomes a lot of biodiversity in comparison to the cultivated and built land. In fact, uni crops for example don’t host many species. It means that they don’t have a high ecological value in comparison with wetlands which are considered as one of the water bodies with the most species.
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