Media ecology

The question investigated in this experiment was how does the sow bug’s preference of habitat affect the concentration and distribution of the organisms. The purpose of this investigation was to decipher what habitats these organisms prefer to live in and how it would affect their population density. This was tested by a simple experimental design with four petri dishes that each represented a different environment. The control treatment was the dish with just dirt while the other habitats…

First, I want to say that this class was my most interesting class of this semester. I learned so much information this semester and I wouldn’t doubt it if our class knew enough to write a book together about conservation biology. Three ecological concepts I learned about are the importance of preventing deforestation, reducing, reusing, and recycling, and the significance of every link in the food chain. I learned that deforestation personnel cut down trees and clean out a forest fire for…

A. Definitions. 2 points each. 1. Define “overshoot. I believe it means a lot of humans on Earth. 2. Define “environmental justice.” Treating everyone the same no matter race, color etc. and encouraging to respect all laws and policies of our environment. 3. Define “ecocentrism.” Actions that are judged on their effects of the ecological system. 4. Define “green taxes.” Tax that are paid for damage or harm to the environment. 5. Define “food security.” Having access to healthy foods at all…

The sustainability of our planet highly relies on the range and dispersion of an organism. An organism's range is the area where the species lives during its life. There are many different organisms with many different ranges -- some are very limited because an organism has special, specific needs, and some can be very large because an organism has the ability to survive in many places or migrates during certain times of the year. The pattern of an organism's spacing in an area is called…

One-Child Legislature Environmental sustainability is when a person, community, or area has the ability to support the present and not negotiate the necessities for the future. Although there are credible arguments to support each side of the debate, it is appropriate for the government to enact one-child legislation in order to control the population. If the world continues at the present population growth rate, then the resource for the future will be limited to the point of no return.…

Predators affect the size in population . The population can either decrease or increase. If the population number increases then that means that the number of preys are high. The point of this lab is to figure out the factors of the stability and the unstability. The size of a predator population and prey population goes in a cycle over time. When the population of the predator-prey results in both Predator and Prey still living over time is known as stable. A predator-prey that has died as…

In ecosystems, species depend on each other for survival. Herbivores depend on certain plants to reproduce for them to eat and survive each year. These same plants count on carnivores to kill herbivores, so that the plants do not become endangered due to overgrazing. The carnivores also depend on the plants to reproduce so there are more herbivores to eat. So what would happen if one of these important factors were removed from an ecosystem? According to Ripple, Beschta, Fortin and Robbins, in…

Preservation and conservation are two words, which have the same idea but different meanings. Both of them are used to imply measures of protecting the elements of the natural environment such as water, land and air. The ideologies used by conservationist versus those used by preservationist are the main differences. On one hand, conservationist crusade for the sustainable use of resources. Preservationists on the other hand abolish the use of all the resources that are having become overused…

Green spaces, specifically in an urban context, have proved to be of great importance to society. Their role can be traced specifically to the Parks Movement and how parks were implemented into the city to aid society in battling issues such as tension between classes, crime and poverty. Today however, with more than half of the global population living in urban areas , there is room for a different scope of issues. Urbanization has proven to be an increasing threat to mental instability;…

Non-compliance is an issue of interest and concern for the National Park Service, as well as state, and local park agencies for many reasons. Those reasons will be discussed and addressed throughout this paper. The first area covered in this paper will define non-compliance and reasons why people engage in non-compliant behavior. Secondly, examples of non-compliance in National Parks, as well as other public land areas will be discussed. Lastly, how non-compliance is addressed both directly and…