ECS 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Clearcutting, Phototroph, Rachel Carson

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Ecosystem Science and Policy
• Course: ECS 111
• Professor: Sealey Kathleen

Document Summary

The scientific method is the most useful for testing, gathering, and organizing info to obtain a better understanding of how the world works. Science and good decision making rely on evidence where environmental science relies on good decision making. Humans are usually risk sensitive, but not always risk prone or risk averse. Biodiversity is the sum of all plants animals and microbes on the planet. Earth"s carrying capacity for the human population is up to one trillion people. The overall goal of environmental justice is to include ethical considerations in how we use the environment and the resulting impact on people. The population profile of a developing country such as haiti has the shape of a pyramid. The ecosystem capital is the natural resources (goods) and services provided by ecosystems. Eastern europe has the lowest population but the highest density. The statement about biodiversity that ecosystem diversity is essential for evolution and natural selection is false.