Week 0/1
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical (abiotic) environment.
The fraction of soil made of decomposed living organisms, which depends on decomposition.
What is soil organic matter?
____ stressed that Earth has infinite power and resources, and that humans must learn to coexist with nature rather than exploit it, as traditional ecological practices often emphasize giving back to the ecosystem rather than simply extracting resources.
Who is Carmen?
____ is the ecosystem service that the LA River most predominantly provides.
What is a regulating service?
the paradox of _____ is characterized by “command and control” by few in power rather than adaptive practices in context.
What is management?
The approach that flips the traditional Ecosystem Services perspective that gives humans the “power to degrade”, and focuses instead on humans’ “power to protect” our local ecosystems
What is Services to Ecosystem (S2E)?
Because California has cool, wet winters and warm, dry summers, ____ is needed for decomposition to happen.
What is fire?
The two types of decomposition.
What are biological decomposition and photodegradation?
_______ absorb water in soil surrounding rivers and taken up by plant buffering against floods.
What are riparian zones?
Environmental greening leading to an increase in perceived local desirability that results in higher property values and rents
What is green gentrification?
An approach to management that involves adding plant life to an ecosystem.
What is green infrastructure?
____ and ____ both use nitrogen as a key nutrient, demonstrating how we are connected ecologically, but also in an industrial system.
What are Industrial agriculture and weapons?
When one service increases and another service decreases.
What is a “trade-off”?
A system that retains its natural ecosystem function but has new combinations of species (including native and non-native) and different abiotic, biotic, and social components than its historical state.
What is a novel ecosystem?
One ecosystem service that riparian zones provide that specifically protects water quality
What is the filtering of nitrates from agricultural runoff?
Movement of water from land to the atmosphere through evaporation and transpiration.
What is evapotranspiration?
If ____ was a country, it would be the 5th largest greenhouse gas polluter
What is the military?
____ is one of the effects of degraded soil organic matter.
What is compaction, exposed soil, carbon dioxide release, or biodiversity loss?
____ is an example of a regulating service that removes pollutants as water moves towards the water table.
What is soil filtration?
The idea that marginalized communities' proximity to environmental issues makes them more concerned about local environmental problems.
What is the environmental deprivation theory?
____ and ____ are two reasons extreme heat may be linked to bird flu.
What are factory farming and workers’ inability to keep their masks on tight?
_____ (cultural practice) guides the collection of mussels for the restoration project.
What is Maori protocol?
A ____ forest is what the Hakalau Forest on Mauna Loa, Hawaii turned into after beginning as an old growth biodiverse forest.
What is a monotypic native forest?
____ is a pro and ____ is a con of arundo in a novel ecosystem
Highly flammable; Displaces native vegetation
Pros: Can take up excess nitrogen; Can indicate agriculture activity
___ is characterized by the government or control of society or an industry by an elite group of technical experts.
What is technocratic governance?