Bio-geography of the Global Garden

PART 1 First, re-read your introductory assignment, from the beginning of the semester Read "Ecosystem Services: A Primer", published in 2000 by the Ecological Society of America: http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/esa.html?print=1 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Second, read "Science Alone Won't Save the Earth. People Have to Do That" by Erle C. Ellis: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/opinion/sunday/science-people-environment-earth.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Links to an external site. Drawing on these materials and what you've learned during the semester, in 250–300 words, prepare a response addressing each of the following questions: • How and why have your views on the connection between humans and the environment evolved or changed over the course of the semester? • What are some of the problems that you see in focusing on environmental limits instead of on social strategies for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene? • What role do you see for science in societal decision making for natural resources and ecosystems management during in the 21st century? • With global and regional environmental change, who might be the winners and who will be the losers? PART 2 Over the course of this semester, you have utilized a critical set of skills to complete lab assignments. Take a minute to think through some of what you've done: • worked together in groups of several sizes • used spreadsheet software for analysis and graphing • accessed data and developed graphical figures for scientific inference • used data and graphics to address hypothetical debates about mean and changing climate • developed conceptual diagrams to convey complex environmental issues • conducted a set of simple experiments to test the size-area hypothesis of island biogeography • utilized a model to explore the concepts of natural selection and genetic variation in evolution • explored online tools for data access and visualization, including a simple geographic information system (GIS) • conducted research on contemporary environmental issues, and co-authored a report with the results • thought critically about the natural environment and your role as an organism within In 150–200 words, reflect on the lab section experience and the value of any skills you've gained or lessons learned. How will these skills and lessons help with the next phase of your college matriculation, post-graduation career, or transition into the workplace? SUBMISSION Create a .pdf with your responses for part 1 and part 2, and upload here. Be sure that the top of your page includes your name, the date, the lab course section number, and your lab instructor's name. Your pdf filename should be set to follow this convention: lastname_GEOG1403_labsection_final_assignment.pdf. For example, mine would be "Griffin_GEOG1403_03_final_assignment.pdf"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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