EEMB 148 Lecture 1: EEMB 168 Lecture Notes

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The scientific study of earth(cid:495)s biodiversity and human impacts: to document/describe the earth(cid:495)s biological diversity. )ndividual (cid:523)physiology + behavior(cid:524) population community ecosystem landscape biome: to investigate human impacts on species, communities and ecosystems, to develop practical approaches to prevent the extinction of species, maintain genetic variation and. Conservation science: interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to understand human impacts on species, habitats and ecosystems as well as to provide tools for their protection and restoration. It includes biology, physical sciences, economics, ethics, communications, anthropology and other social sciences. to protect and restore biological communities. I (total impact) = p (population) x a (affluence) x t (technology) Affluence (a) / resource consumption per person. Effects of technology (t) / (destructive or beneficial) Question: human population is projected to expand to 8. 3 billion 10. 9 billion by 2050. Birth rates decline because family planning and birth control become increasingly available in developing nations.

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