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Gamze ALVARLILAR EFFECTS OF OVERCONSUMPTION ON ECOLOGY

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OUTLINE: Introduction Planets Carrying Capacity Deforestation Biodiversity Loss Conclusion

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What is Ecology? The study of how organisms interact within their environment. Interdependancy of Ecolgy: The interaction of both living and nonliving organisms effects the ecology.

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Planets Carrying Capacity : the carrying capacity of earth is the number of organism that can live on earth without destroying. Depends on; Use of Resources Living Standards Technology Population Etc.

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Deforestation: Deforestation implies the long-term or permanent loss of forest cover and its transformation into another land use.

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Importance of Forests Climatic Conditions Soil Shelter for Wild-life Carbon Dioxide Level

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Contd WWF: Over the past 50 years half of worlds forests lost.

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Biodiversity : Biological diversity is the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. Biodiversity comprises ecological, organismal and genetic components.

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Types of Biodiversity : Genetic Diversity Species Diversity Ecosystem Diversity

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Biodiversity Loss: It occurred in the 20 th century at a rate that was a thousand times higher than the average rate during the preceding 65 million years. Effects the ecosystem Climatic Changes Extinction Degradation of Sources Etc.

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Animals Under Threat of Extinction: Polar Bear Bengal Tiger Siberian Tiger Amur Leopard African Penguins Giant Panda

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REFERANCE LIST: http://dieoff.org/page112.htm http://www.bcca.org/ief/sustapedia/spcapacity.htm http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/curre nt/lectures/deforest/deforest.html http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange2/curre nt/lectures/deforest/deforest.html http://biodiversity.ca.gov/Biodiversity/biodiv_def2.html http://www.globalissues.org/article/171/loss-of- biodiversity-and-extinctions

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