If reducing waste can increase efficiency, why is the output of industrial waste still so great? What is the application of industrial ecology and life-cycle analysis to these problems?
Land Conversion Impacts Identify an incidence of land conversion near where you live, your home town, your favorite vacation spot – anywhere. Write a 2-3 page paper that includes: describing the land conversion, outlines the ecological impacts of the land conversion references/cites the reading materials in this module as well as any you find on […]
Climate Change: Biodiversity and Species Range Shifts Discuss the Impacts of climate change are many and far-reaching. Explore climate change as a driver of species range shifts and biodiversity.
Land Conversion Impacts Identify an incidence of land conversion near where you live, your home town, your favorite vacation spot – anywhere. Write a 2-3 page paper that includes: describing the land conversion, outlines the ecological impacts of the land conversion references/cites the reading materials in this module as well as any you find on […]
Mining Fact Book Chapter 1: Minerals and Mineral Resources (18pts)Introduction (2pts)What are native elements (meaning as well as examples). How are they different from other minerals? (2pts)Create a table that describes what the 5 characteristics are that a mineral must have in order to be called a mineral. (5pts)Ore Minerals (2pts)Illustrate the basic three ways […]
The Journey to Sustainability Describe how waste management will be different in a sustainable future. Indicate the changes have been made to how humans think about and treat what is currently called “waste.” Summarize some of the major social, economic, political, and ecological choices and tradeoffs that will need to be overcome for this sustainable […]
In Module 1 you were first introduced to communities. Organisms within communities interact primarily through the following ways: competition, predation, and symbiosis. Read about the unusual relationship documented between Ethiopian wolves and Gelada monkeys at the website below or read about the symbiotic relationship between badgers and coyotes. Chose only one of the articles below […]
For the first part of this assignment, answer these questions using the NASA website: Describe the graph on the NASA website. What does it show us about the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere? According to the following site, what recent event contributed to the rising carbon dioxide levels? The supporting data on climate change […]
Global warming affects the water cycle, fueling extreme weather events, such as hurricanes and droughts. Warming seas are also contributing to sea level rise around the world. Whether too much or too little, water is the primary way we will feel the effects of climate change. How do you feel the effects of climate change […]
Sustainable ecosystems-Protecting a species This is an assessment for feedback and a grade. This assessment is worth 16% of your final course mark. This assessment is based on meeting the learning goals for this unit, including the following goals: We are learning to: assess the impact of human activity on ecosystems evaluate the effectiveness of […]
