Class Notes for Environment at University of Manitoba

Unit 2: Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics Ecological Principles Ecology is described as the study of ones house Interactions of living and nonliving components Focus attention to the process and activities in the 4 spheres...

Unit 3: Biodiversity Management Biodiversity Variety of life in all its forms, levels, and combinations within an area Diversity is generally defined on four fronts: o Landscapes o Ecosystemshabitats o Species and three ...

Unit 6: Water Quality and Quantity (Textbook Chapter 9) Properties of Water High heat capacity o Holds lots of heat o Takes a lot of energy to change its form (e.g. solid liquid) Change of phase is slow Moderates climate...

Unit 4: Environmental Health Ecotoxicology Environmental (Eco)Toxicology Toxicology: the study of poisonstoxins and their effects on organisms Toxins can be either synthetic (human made) or natural Environmental (Eco)Toxi...

Unit 5: Agricultural Land Use Management Types of Agriculture: Subsistence Agriculture vs. Industrialized Agriculture Subsistence: production is small with goal to produce enough for family and local community o Common in...

Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Problems and Causes What is the Environment? - A broad term that describes our surroundings and/or conditions - We might consider in our definition: o Living ...

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