5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10

2013-01-07

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Hank gives the rundown on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides.

Table of Contents

Ecosystem Services 00:51

The Importance of Biodiversity 04:07

Deforestation 06:42

Desertification 06:49

Global Warming 07:59

Invasive Species 08:51

Overharvesting 09:20

Crash Course/SciShow videos referenced in this episode:

Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles: /youtube/video/2D7hZpIYlCA

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: /youtube/video/leHy-Y_8nRs

Ecological Succession: /youtube/video/jZKIHe2LDP8

Climate Change: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Jxs7lR8ZI

Invasive Species: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDOwTXobJ3k

Food Shortage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPLJP84xL9A

References:

http://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservices/About_ES/index.shtml

http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/overview5.html

http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/surface_water.html

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