BIOL 180 Chapter Notes - Chapter 54.1-54.4: Trophic Cascade, Habitat Fragmentation, Dam Removal
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Nutrient cycling (2) can force species into a metapopulation structures (a) in species that lack adaptations for this type of population structure, the small isolated populations are much more likely than large populations to be wiped out. Catastrophic events such as storms, disease outbreaks, fires, exterminate small populations more readily than large. A startling drop in aboveground biomass, or total amount of fixed carbon. Invasive species: can also threaten populations of plants (e. g. ginseng, global trade and global travel have vastly increased the rate of exchange of plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms around the world. Free water purification services provided by forested catskill ecosystem: cultural services, people integrate nature in their lives in diverse cultural ways, ranging from artistic celebration of recreation, education, and spiritual contemplation. Industrialized nations are responsible for most of the environmental harm, yet poor countries are disproportionately affected by the consequences of these actions. It is unethical for rich countries to inflict hardships on poor countries.
