Week 1/2
A term referring to biological communities of interacting organisms and their physical (abiotic) environment
Ecosystem
In Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “The Fortress, the River, and the Garden”, what is represented by the river?
TEK
This type of flood water management is an alternative to technocratic solutions
Nature-based Solutions
Which part of the U.S. has been degraded by intensive agriculture by as much as 60%?
The Great Plains
North Campus was previously developed as a golf course. Over a decade of planning by *this* organization helped restore it back into a coastal wetland.
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
The fraction of soil made of decomposed living organisms
Soil Organic Matter (SOM)
What is an ecosystem that has been significantly altered by human activity, resulting in a new combination of species and ecological interactions that are distinctly different from the historical state of that area?
Novel Ecosystem
These two effects are why algae biodiversity is so important to clean streams
Sampling Effects and Interaction Effects
Definition: Variety of species, between species, of ecosystems.
Three parts of the CBD biodiversity definition
Discussed in the podcast with Ry Brennan, the diversity and distribution of songbird species (strongly aligned with tree canopy cover) in LA is affected by what historic practice?
Redlining
A section of the ES Triangle which deals with services such as nutrient cycles, water cycles, soil formation, and photosynthesis
Supporting
What regulating service did the excavation and channeling of the LA river prioritize, which led to the loss of other supporting, cultural, and provisioning services from the river?
Flood Control
This notion is defined as small points of power where interventions can be made at the community level and have wide-ranging effects.
Leverage Points
What is the extensive & deliberate damage to a species or ecosystem that severs a people’s connections & traditions?
Ecocide
Discussed in the podcast with Ry Brennan, what term is used to describe the economic value of something based on its practical usefulness?
Use Value
Monetary, intrinsic, and cultural variables are among many factors considered in doing what for ecosystem services?
Valuing
A term defined as being located at the edge of water bodies such as rivers, streams, and lakes, containing diverse plant communities.
Riparian Zone
This concept is defined as “Command & control” by few in power rather than adaptive practices in context
Paradox of Management
What are at least two ways that dams alter the hydrological system?
Less downstream water, Increase temperatures, Increased evaporation, Decrease in water filtration
What a species is referred to as when they have the potentiality for overpopulating an area and upsetting its normal biological balances (tend to be good hosts for disease)
Weedy Species
Chemical compounds PO4 (Phosphate) and NH4NO3 (Ammonium Nitrate) are industrially synthesized for what two, potentially problematic, purposes?
Weapons and Industrial Agriculture
In the restoration case study of Hakalau on Mauna Loa, Hawaii, what fast-growing tree was utilized in their plan to help provide habitat for native birds?
Acacia koa
This plot of land in Los Angeles once used for railways is a prime example of the intersection between community engagement, green space, and affordable housing efforts
Taylor Yard
Ecosystems benefit from diversity through at least some species surviving/ functioning through hardened conditions
The Insurance Hypothesis
This term addresses a group of symptoms when ecosystems are simplified and fauna do not thrive equally to flora.
Empty Forest Syndrome