Human Impacts

Question 1

What is a human impact

Answer 1

no proper definition
maybe human impacted environment is better

Question 2

What is sustainability

+ what is it a combination of

Answer 2

capable of maintained at a steady level without exhausing natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.

combination of
social accepability
economic viability
environmental suitability

Question 3

What is ecosystem integrity

Answer 3

Integrity -the capacity to support and maintain the things, feeds the ecosyst functon. The ability of the system to maintain the function

Question 4

What is ecosystem function

Answer 4

Function - what we get out of the ecosyst, can be carbon sequestation, primary and secondary energy
Think of it as what were getting out of it, or contributing to it

Question 5

What is the major threat of expanding human pop?

2 things it leads to

Answer 5

resource aquisition
which leads to
habitat distruction - elimination of habitat
habitat alteration - global warming, fragmentation

Question 6

How does the alteration made by beavers differ from habitati alterations made by humans

Answer 6

beavers are considered natural
Beavers use natural resources
their dams alter env in a way that benifits many more species?