biodiversity - ESA
the conservation, restoration, and use of biodiversity and related ecosystem processes. Some ecologists investigate the effects of different land uses and management practices. Restoration ecologists are developing rationale and methodologies for rehabilitating or restoring damaged habitats and for reintroducing native species.
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www.esa.orgPublished by the Ecological Society of America Number 2, Spring 1997 Ecosystem Services: Benefits Supplied to Human Societies by Natural Ecosystems
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ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
www.esa.org• Eighty percent of the world’s population relies upon natural medicinal products. Of the top 150 prescription drugs used in the U.S., 118 originate from natural sources: 74 percent from plants, 18 percent from fungi, 5 percent from bacteria, and 3 percent from one vertebrate (snake species).
FIRE ECOLOGY - ESA
www.esa.orgFIRE ECOLOGY Perhaps the image most often associated with wildland fire is one of destruction. While it is true that fire has a great potential for the destruction of homes, wildlife, and even human life, fire is just one of many natural forces within ecosystems. Fire Behavior Fire behavior is most often described by intensity and spread.
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN SOILS Over the past 150 …
www.esa.org• Impacts of land use and land management on soil carbon sequestration and ways to increase the storage time of carbon in the soil. • The underlying mechanisms controlling soil structure and the storage of carbon. These include various chemical, physical, biological, mineralogical, and ecological processes.
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