Biosphere 2

Biosphere 2 Biosphere 2 is a 15-acre super "greenhouse". The exit and entrance go through the double air lock. It is composed of several different ecosystems within the "greenhouse". It has a tropical rainforest, savanna, bushes, desert, freshwater and saltwater wetlands and even mini oceans including coral reefs. There are over 4000 species in this biosphere. Biological spheres preserve the environment because water vapor condenses due to evaporation and transpiration of plants and rain falls in the tropical rain forest.

With the advent of the degraded marine environment at Biosphere 2, smog of algae like Phoenix that provides Phoenix offers hope for diversity that is different from its original purpose. Critics against the original mission of Biosphere 2 in the 1990s were afraid that they would like to rebuild a livable situation in such a way that researchers could move to colonization projects on other planets . Now scientists are facing inward. How can we give back to our planet? How can you better understand the Earth system by imitating and strengthening them? How will we keep what we hurt before it disappears?

The name of Biosphere 2 wonders people whether there is a previous project named Biosphere without an answer. Biosphere 1 is not a project, but that is about the Earth where we currently live. Biosphere 2 was designed by a group of environmentalists called Synergist to demonstrate that humans can design closed systems that support human life in a sustainable manner. In order to ensure the success of the experiment, the designer considered many factors during the planning stage. For example, in order to balance changes in the amount of air caused by changes in temperature, they made a large "lung" next to the building as a buffer. Heating, cooling, water supply, monitoring system is also installed in the building, and it controls the small ecological system inside and monitors the safety of the crew. It is wonderful to see the complexity of the various systems supporting this building.

However, the Biosphere 2 marine tank is far away from the actual ocean. It is not only surrounded by walls, it is also regulated by filters and salt bags labeled "Instant Oceans". The coral reef system in the world, that is, the research conducted in the ocean of Biosphere 2 is not a "field survey" at all. But it is close. Biosphere 2 provides a unique link between traditional small-scale laboratory experiments and outdoor research throughout the ecosystem. The sea of ​​the biosphere 2 is essentially a model. "The model is very important," Morgan says.