ES 446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Novel Ecosystem, Sediment Transport, Invasive Species

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ES 446
• Professor: Eric H.

Document Summary

Hybrid: can be restored but are pretty far along in terms of transformation. Novel: can transform the ecosystem into another ecosystem but not restore to a previous state. Private land = over half of the usa"s total land. Invasive species that change the function of an ecosystem. Novel ecosystem: unable to return to state prior to direct or indirect disturbance. Aspects of novel ecosystems that are adapted to climate (novel ecosystems can be positive). Designed ecosystems: intentionally designed to serve a need to some humans. Designed system is not just an aesthetic creation or an experience. It is something that works, that has a function. The development of artifacts thinking of intentional design as a style. Logistics how you take complicated systems and make them work (e. g. fed ex tracking, air traffic control) Complex systems beyond the movement of materials to the movement of energy, ideas, ecosystems. Erosion on windward side, deposition on the leeward side.