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Introduction to Environmental Studies(CH1-4)
Chapter 1
Environmentalists
John Muir
Rachel Carson
Teddy Roosevelt
Aldo Leopard
Wangari Maathai
Garrett Hardin
Muhammad Yunus
Three Themes
Sound Science
Scientific Method
Sustainability
System or process can be continued indefinitely without depleting material or energy required
Stewardship
Manage natural resources through actions and programs
Chapter 2
China
Huge economic growth at a cost
Yellow River/Smog
Economics
Centrally Planned
Free Market
Economic Progress
GNP
GDP
GPI
Environmental Policy
Command and control
Market approach
Chapter 3
Ecology
Study of distribution and abundance of organisms that influence this, their interactions, and their environment
Environmental Factors
Biotic
Abiotic
Optimal Range
Range of Tolerance
Zones of stress
Limits of Tolerance
Environmental Spheres
Atmosphre
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Cycles of Matter
Carbon Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Sulfur Cycle
Chapter 4
Golden Frog of Panama
National animal
Endangered
Population Dynamics
Population
group of species living in a certain area
Growth Curves
Constant
Exponential
Logistic
Environmental Resistance
Biotic Potential
Limits on Population
Density
Density dependence
limit increases as density decreases
Density independence
limited by abiotic factors
Top Down
predation
Bottom Up
resource scarcity
Critical Number
Minimum population for survival