ES101 Lecture Notes - Easter Island, Asian Carp, Maya Civilization
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Week 1, lecture 1 biological science studies relationships between living organism and environment. Environment: everything that affects a living organism (unique form of life) Carrying capacity: max number of organisms that can be sustained in a habitat without degradation. Cultural carrying capacity: max # of people that can healthily living in an area without degrading the environment. Oceans are practically garbage dumps because of humans (dumping, activity, etc. ) 10% of population live within 10km of sea level. 15%of global urban area is nested in zone. Plastic is the largest polluter because it takes years to break down but it will not ever fully degrade. Animals mistakenly eat plastics and the toxins adhere to plastic. Carcinogenic substances are lipophilic (gravitates to fat tissue) Creates dead zones (benthic areas)because of heavy nutrient load (i. e. gulf of mexico because of. ***by having relief wells we can reduce accidents.
