地球上生态系统英文.ppt

Ecological Processes: The Planets Life Support System En vironmental Sustainability educational resources p repared b Gregory A Keoleian Associate research scientist School of natural resources and environment Co-Director, Center for Sustainable Systems University of michigan Contents Percent of Species at Risk of Extinction [slide 3 Ecology Definition [slide 4] E Slide 5 Definition of the Precautionary Principle [slide 6] Ecosystem services slide 7-8 What are ecosystems worth [slide 9-14 Biosphere 2 [slide 15-16] Ecosystem threats [slide 17-18 Endangered Species [slide 19-20] Exotic Species Slide 21-26] Carrying Capacity, Population and Ecological Footprint [slide 27-30] Ecological engineering [slide 31-32] Additional resources [slide 33-34] Percent of Species at Risk of Extinction Presumed/Possibly Extinct-1% Critically Imperiled% Imperiled-9% CUE Apparentl 67% Vulnerable-15% Other.1% r of Species Assessed: 20 439 SPECIES REPORT CARD Bruce A Stem, The Nature Conservancy, 1997) Ecology definition Ecology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the relationships between organisms and their past, present, and future environments Source: Ecological Society of America Other definitions Ecosy stem any geographic area that includes all of the organisms and nonliving parts of their physical environment Biodiversity Biological diversity, or biodiversity for short. refers to the variety of life forms at all levels of organization, from the molecular to the landscape level Ecosystems Services (2 of 2 slides) control the vast majority of agricultural pests maintain biodiversity generate and preserve soils and renew their fertility partially stabilize climate purify the air and water regulate disease carrying organisms pollinate crops and natural vegetation