Ecosystem Services
This ecosystem service includes pollination of crops by bees and other insects.
What is pollination?
This US law regulates air pollutant emissions.
What is the Clean Air Act?
This term describes the number of different species in an area.
What is species richness?
Impervious surfaces contribute to marine pollution primarily in this way.
What is runoff pollution?
This fish is the official California state marine fish.
What is the Garibaldi?
Forests provide this service by storing carbon from the atmosphere.
What is carbon sequestration?
This 1973 law protects species at risk of extinction.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
Species found in only one region.
What are endemic species?
Cities and other urban areas are warmer due to this effect.
What is the urban heat island effect?
This species is known for holding hands while resting to avoid drifting apart.
What are sea otters?
Decomposition returning nutrients to soil is an example of this ecosystem service.
What is nutrient cycling?
The Paris Agreement primarily targets this gas.
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
This is the terrestrial biome with the greatest biodiversity.
What are tropical rainforests?
Planting street trees helps reduce this respiratory health hazard.
What is air pollution (PM)?
This species is the largest terrestrial animal.
What is the African Elephant?
Ecosystem services collapsing past a certain threshold reflects this theory.
What are ecological tipping points?
This policy sets a cap and allows trading.
What is cap-and-trade?
This type of species greatly harms biodiversity by outcompeting native species.
What are invasive species?
This term describes a massive urban environment with populations exceeding 10 million inhabitants.
What is a megacity?
The world's largest fish, growing up to 40-60 feet long and weighing 20 tons
What is a whale shark?
Coral reefs protecting coastlines from wave energy illustrate this type of regulating service.
What is coastal protection?
This is the number of UN Sustainability Goals adopted in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda.
What are 17 goals?
When losing one species triggers significant ecosystem changes, it demonstrates this ecological concept.
What is a trophic cascade?
What is Finland?
This flightless bird became extinct after invasive rats and human exploitation.
What is the dodo bird?