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9 Cards in this Set
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World Land Use |
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Forest Layers |
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Hydrologic cycle |
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Watershed services ecosystems services (ES) |
water purification and provisos |
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Atmosphere and Climate effects (es) |
A major sink for CO2; increase in rainfall in some areas; biggest contributor of oxygen to the atmosphere. |
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Soil maintenance and protection (ES) |
soil production and recycling of nutrients; reduction of soil erosion |
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Disturbance regulations (ES) |
Protection from storm damage, especially in coastal areas |
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Biodiversity and genetic resources (ES) |
Food and habitat for biodiversity; a rich storehouse of genes that might prove useful to improve our crops or provides as yet undiscovered medicines |
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Economic Value |
*Provides many of the basic goods we depend on including *Food *Fuel *Building Materials *Other products such as rubber and cork *Raw mats for paper and other products * Medicines *Jobs |
