环境科学概述第六章生物与其生物多样性.pptVIP

* Another major benefit of biodiversity for humans is that the diversity of nature actually lifts the human spirit and contributes tremendously to our enjoyment of life. Our enjoyment of life through being in nature has spawned an industry in and of itself. For instance, if we take Washington state as an example, we see that an enormous amount of money is contributed to the economy by people who come here to look at the biodiversity and the beauty of life (orcas, Douglas-fir forests, salmon, and so on.). The quality that outdoor recreation adds to the lives of people who come to Washington is worth more than the money spent by the state developing that recreation. In some cases, outdoor recreation is the largest part of a states or countrys economy. Ecotourism (tourism that supports the maintenance of things like biodiversity and helps to preserve the ecosystems within a country) has only scratched at the surface of its potential development. For instance, the Serengeti Plains of Tanzania and Kenya (a primo place to go as an ecotourist) have been preserved and ecotourism is the chief industry here. There would be no industry if people were unable to go and look at the enormous herds of animals on the Serengeti. There are other places in the world that have the potential for ecotourism to be developed in such a way that it doesnt disturb nature and can actually play a part in the preservation of nature. Unfortunately, in many cases tourism as it is practiced can actually have negative impacts on the environment of the ecosystem that you visit. 俄勒冈松,道哥拉斯云杉,松科黄杉属,是世界上最有价值的用材树种之一.从更新世(Pleistocene)中叶开始,花旗松已经成为北美地区主要的森林树种,但其分布范围也仅局限于北美地区，我国庐山、北京等地有栽培 * 在北京 南海子 麋鹿苑内有一座“世界灭绝动物墓地”，在那里排列着近300年来已经灭绝的各种鸟类和兽类的名单，每一块墓碑都代表一种已经灭绝的动物，上面记载着灭绝的年代和灭绝的地方 * 按照科学规定，只有五十年内不见的物种才可断定真的灭绝了。 * * The passenger pigeon is often used as an example of a species that was hunted into extinction. When Europeans first came to America, the estimated population was between 3 and 5 billion. Ver