REM 100 Study Guide - Urban Sprawl, Ecosystem Services, Habitat Destruction

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Resource & Environmtl Mgmt
• Course: REM 100
• Professor: Karen Ruckman

Document Summary

Boosts ecosystem productivity where each species how an important role to play e. g. larger # of plant species= greater variety of crops= more nutrients. Species diversity= natural sustainability for all life forms. Healthy ecosystem can better withstand and recover from a variety of disasters. The benefits people gain from ecosystems and its biodiversity : provision. Adversely affect native species by infection, competition, mating or consuming them. Altered habitat, mismatch b/w food and reproductive cycles, inability to adapt. Ecosystem changed substantial net gains in human well-being // degraded ecosystem services, reduced resilience, increase poverty. Degradation of ecosystem services could become significantly worse for the first half of this century. Reversing degradation of ecosystem while meeting increase demands of their services will involve changes in policies, institutions and practices that are not currently under way. Market economy x incorporate actual value of biodiversity and ecosystem into costs of goods and services.