EEB255H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Carl Linnaeus, Industrial Revolution, Human Planet
11 Jan 2018
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Wildlife is not all life (domesticated animals different) 1. 8 million know species, 74,000 known in canada. Industrial revolution 200 years ago has had affects on biodiversity. Anthropocene; major force on the planet; epoch of time that humans have impact on earth. Tests will be comprised primarily of short and long answers. Open book and online 3 hours should only take about an 1. 5. Exploitation of wildlife #2 leading cause of loss of biodiversity. Very few left compared to when it started. 6 years per year per village adds up when every whale counts. Villages don"t understand their impact on the whales. Only have an impact because industrialized culture killed so many. Dolphin find fish and drive fish towards fishermen. Nets scare fish into breaking formation making it easier for dolphins to catch them. In coral seas people live on stilted houses. Usually when dead found with 15,000 squid remains in body.
