environmental change and the water cycle

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  • environmental changes affect the distribution of organisms to change. a change in distribution means a change where an organism lives
  • water can affect organisms. distribution changes depending on rainfall. less water available causes species to migrate
  • a change in temperature. The European bee-eater bird is a Mediterranean species but it's now present in parts of Germany because of the rise in temperature
  • a change in composition of atmospheric gases. Some species of Lichen can't grow in areas where sufur dioxide is given out in industrial processess
  • These environmental changes can be due to seasonal factors, geographic factors or human interaction, like global warming.