(par 1.1) The environmental crisis

The environmental crisis http://www.soas.ac.uk/cedep-demos/000_P500_ESM_K3736-Demo/unit1/page_11.htm An unprecedented crisis One of the most compelling reasons for studying environmental science and management is the fact that, in the

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(par 1.2) All things are connected…

All things are connected… https://lackofenvironment.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/all-things-are-connected/ In 1990, the CD One World One Voice was released into a very complacent world. It was the brainchild of Kevin Godley, who

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(par 1.3.2) A System and its Surroundings

A System and its Surroundings A System and Its Surroundings http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Thermodynamics/A_System_And_Its_Surroundings In thermodynamics, it is imperative to define a system and its surroundings because that concept becomes

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(par 1.3.3.1) Feedback Loops

FEEDBACK LOOPS https://www.learning-theories.com/feedback-loops.html Overview: Feedback loops are cause-and-effect processes within organisms and systems. Negative feedback loops serve to maintain homeostasis or equilibrium. Positive feedback loops are

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(par 1.4 ) Cycles, Balance, and Life

Cycles, Balance, and Life http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0156-cycles-balance-life.php For hundreds of millions of years, the chemicals and elements found on Earth have remained relatively constant, or in other

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(par 1.4.2) Ecosystem Ecology (taken from Wikipedia)

Ecosystem ecology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_ecology#Ecosystem_ecology Ecosystem ecology is the integrated study of biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems and their interactions within an ecosystem framework. This science examines how ecosystems work and relates this to

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(par 1.4.2) The Ecosystem

The Ecosystem  http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152248/  Author: Erle Ellis Topic Editor: J. Emmett Duffy An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with each other and with their environment such

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(par 1.5) Ecological intelligence

ECOLOGICAL INTELIGENCE http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/content/general/singlepage.asp?fid=344&pno=1 Naturalist Ian McCallum believes it’s time to step down from our pedestal and explore the evolutionary bonds that still connect life across

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