PPT-Local Agriculture, Global Ecosystems, and Human

Local Agriculture Global Ecosystems and Human Survival Local Food Summit Anne Arbor Michigan March 31 2014 Joshua Farley Community Development and Applied Economics Gund Institute for Ecological Economics University of Vermont. . Hua. Chen. (. 陈华. ). Department of Biology. University of Illinois at Springfield. Roadmap. Ecosystem degradation, ecological restoration, and restoration ecology . Reference and dynamic reference . By Renee Swank. In this activity you will learn all about the types of ecosystem. You can read all of the material and watch a short video on ecosystems. After you have read the material and watched the video, you can take the short quiz to see how much you learned!!. GEOSS Symposium: The Scientific Benefits of Data Sharing. 16 November 2009. Anthony C. Janetos, Director. Joint Global Change Research Institute. Chair, GOFC-GOLD. Outline. The context of ecosystem services. 4.2 pgs. 94 - 100. Biomes. A large geographical region with a specific range of temperatures and precipitation, and the organisms that are adapted to those conditions of temperature and precipitation. Explain how biomes are characterized. Describe how net primary production varies among biomes. Explain how organisms are adapted to the conditions of their biomes. Describe the criteria ecologist use to classify aquatic systems. CHAPTER. Too Much of a Good Thing?. Elephant populations in southern Africa declined sharply due to hunting but have made overwhelming comebacks within nature reserves and parks.. Some worry that elephant overpopulation is causing a decline in local biodiversity and damage to farms and infrastructure.. Chapter 3 (Miller and . Spoolman. , 2010). Core Case Study: Tropical Rain Forests Are Disappearing. Cover about 2% of the earth’s land surface. Contain about 50% of the world’s known plant and animal species. Aquatic ecosystems are primarily determined by the ecosystem’s . salinity. . Salinity refers to the dissolved salt content of the water.. Aquatic ecosystems are divided into freshwater and marine ecosystems.. SUMMER INSTITUTE. June 23-25, 2015. Presented by. UNC INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. GOOSE CREEK STATE PARK. A TIME FOR SCIENCE NATURE AND SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER. Funded by . THE EDDIE AND JO ALLISON SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION. The . altiplano. is a high plateau in the Andean regions of two South American nations.. The . varzea. , or “flooded forest,” is found mainly along the Amazon River in this nation.. The . cerrado. Getting started. With this GEO resource you will be learning about the location and biodiversity of . coral reefs. , their value to us and the environment and threats affecting global reefs today. We will also investigate the response to such threats in term of management.. (A) . Abiotic. component. (B) Biotic component. Abiotic. component:. Abiotic. component of pond consists of water, dissolved minerals, oxygen and carbon dioxide. Solar radiations are the main source of energy.. Getting started. You’ll need a notepad on which to make notes as you go along, or you could make notes, paste images, etc. on your device.. You can view these slides:. as a slide-show for any animations and to follow links. Latin America and the Caribbean:. An Economic Valuation of Ecosystems. UNDP. Latin America and the Caribbean: A Biodiversity Super Power. Basic facts on the Report’s methodology. A . sectoral. analysis based Report.