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CHAPTERONE:
EnvironmentalInterrelationships
Environment:
thesurroundingconditionsthataffectpeopleandotherorganism.Inabroaderdefinition,environmentiseverythingthataffectsanorganismduringitslifetime.
环境:
与某一中心事物有关的周围事物,就是这个中心事物的环境。
EnvironmentalScience:
isaninterdisciplinaryareaofstudythatincludesbothappliedandtheoreticalaspectsofhumanimpactontheworld.
Thefieldofenvironmentalscienceinvolvesanunderstandingofscientificprinciples,economicinfluences,andpoliticalaction.Environmentdecisionsofentinvolvecompromise.(fig.1.1)
InternationalOrganization
Inordertosolvethecommonenvironmentalissues,severalinternationalorganizationswerefounded,andseveralinternationalconventionswereestablished.
Theinternationaljointcommission(1909)
boundarywaterstreaty
Theunitednationsconferenceonenvironmentanddevelopment(1992,UNCED)
sustainabledevelopmentandbiodiversityAgenda21
TheKyotoconferenceonclimatechange(1997)
theKyotoprotocol
TheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)
supportedmanyenvironmentalprograms.
Anecosystem:
isaregioninwhichtheorganismsandthephysicalenvironmentforminteractingunit.
Forsolvingregionalenvironmentalissues,it’sveryusefultoadoptecosystemapproach.
Noregionisfreeofenvironmentalconcerns.
RegionalvignettesinAmerica
TheWidenessNorth
characteristic:
wilderness--areaswithminimalhumaninfluence.
Muchofthislandisownedbygovernments,notbyindividuals,sogovernmentpolicieshavealargeeffectonwhathappensintheseregions.
TheAgriculturalMiddle
characteristic:
intensiveagriculture.
Original,naturalecosystemshavebeenreplacedbymanagedagriculturalenterprise.
nonpointpollutionsources(pollutionthatdoesnothaveaneasilyidentifiedpointoforigin).
TheDryWest
characteristic:
inadequaterainfall,landisofloweconomicvalue,mostofitisstillthepropertyofgovernment.
Populationdensityislow,muchofthelandhasawildernesscharacter.
TheForestedWest
characteristic:
sufficientrainfall,coniferousforestsarethedominantvegetation.
Sincemostoftheseareasarenotsuitableforfarmland,theyhavebeenmaintainedasforestswithsomegrazingactivityinthemoreopenforests.timbercutting.
Environmentalinterestsareconcernedabouttheconsequencesloggingwouldhaveonorganismsthatrequiremature,old-growthforestsfortheirsurvival.
TheGreatLakesandIndustrialNortheast
characteristic:
dominatedbylargemetropolitancomplexesthatgeneratesocialandresourceneedsthataredifficulttosatisfy.
Amajorconcernaboutthesepollutantsisthattheybioaccumulateinthefoodchain.
Theirmajorenvironmentalprioritiesarecleaningupcontaminatedsites,providingmoreparksandrecreationfacilities,reducingairandwaterpollution,andimprovingtransportation.
TheDiverseSouth
characteristic:
diverse.
TheSouthisamicrocosmofalltheregionspreviouslydiscussed.ThepetrochemicalindustrydominatestheeconomiesofTexasandLouisiana,andforestryandagriculturearesignificantelementsoftheeconomyinotherpartsoftheregion.Majormetropolitanareasthrive,andmuchoftheareaislinkedtothecoasteitherdirectlyorbytheMississippiRiveranditstributaries.TheenvironmentalissuesfacedintheSouthareasdiverseasthoseinalltheotherregions.
PovertyhasbeenaprobleminmanyareasoftheSouth.Thiscreatesaclimatethatencouragesstateandlocalgovernmentstoacceptindustrialdevelopmentattheexpenseofothervalues.Often,jobsaremoreimportantthantheenvironmentalconsequencesofthejobs;low-payingjobsarebetterthannojobs.
Environmentalproblemsarepeopleproblems.
Summary
Artificialpoliticalboundariescreatedifficultiesinmanagingenvironmentalproblemsbecausemostenvironmentalunits,ecosystems,donotcoincidewithpoliticalboundaries.Therefore,aregionalapproachtosolvingenvironmentalproblems,onethatincorporatesnaturalgeographicunits,isideal.Eachregionoftheworldhascertainenvironmentalissuesthatareofprimaryconcernbecauseofthemixofpopulation,resourceusepatterns,andculture.
Environmentalproblemsbecomeissueswhensomeonefindsasituationoffensive.Thisinevitablyleadstoaconfrontationbetweengroupsthathavedifferentviewsonwhatconstitutesanenvironmentalproblem.Manysocial,economic,ethical,andscientificinputsshapeaperson'sopinions.Theprocessofenvironmentaldecisionmakingmusttakealloftheseinputsintoaccountandarriveatanacceptablecompromise.Environmentalproblemsarepeopleproblems.Theyoccurbecausetheusesofnaturalresources,whichsomepeoplefeelarejustified,resultinadiminishedenvironmentforothersintheregion.Environmentalproblemsaredefinedbythepersonwhoperceivestheproblem.Whenperceptionsdiffer,conflictoccurs.Environmentaldecisionsinevitablyinvolveeconomicconsiderationsbecausesomeoneisreceivingvaluefromtheresourcesbeingusedorsomeoneperceivesaneconomiclossbecauseausehasbeenwithdrawn.
CompromiseistheonlywaytoresolvetheEnvironmentalconflicts
CHAPTERTHREE:
KindsofEcosystemsandCommunities
Succession
Thecommunitiesproceedthroughaseriesofrecognizable,predictablechangesinstructureovertimeiscalledsuccession.
Primarysuccessionisasuccessionalprogressionthatbeginswithatotallackoforganismsandbaremineralsurfacesorwater.TerrestrialPrimarySuccessionAquaticPrimarySuccession
SecondarySuccession
Anoriginalcommunityisdestroyedandreplacedbyannewcommunity,thisprogressiscalledsecondarysuccession.
Community:
isanassemblageofalltheinteractingpopulationsofdifferentspeciesoforganismsinanarea.
Climaxcommunity:
Therelativelystable,long-lastingcommunityiscalledclimaxcommunity
LichenApioneerorganism
Biomes:
MajorTypesofTerrestrialClimaxCommunities
Theeffectofelevationonclimateandvegetation
Deserts:
Alackofwateristheprimaryfactorthatdeterminesthatanareawillbedesert.Desertsareareasthatgenerallyreceivefewerthan25centimetersofprecipitationperyear.
Grassland:
Grasslands,alsoknownasprairiesorsteppes,arewidelydistributedovertemperatepartsoftheworld.Aswithdeserts,themajorfactorthatcontributestotheestablishmentofagrasslandistheamountofavailablemoisture.Grasslandsgenerallyreceivebetween25and75centimetersofprecipitationperyear.Theseareasarewindywithhotsummersandcoldtomildwinters.
Savanna:
TropicalpartsofAfrica,SouthAmerica,andAustraliahaveextensivegrasslandsspottedwithoccasionaltreesorpatchesoftrees.Thiskindofabiomeisoftencalledasavanna.Theseareasoftheworldaretypicallytropical,with50to150centimetersofrainperyear.Therainisnotdistributedevenlythrough-outtheyear.
TropicalDryRainforest:
Manyofthetropicaldryforestshaveamonsoonclimateinwhichseveralmonthsofheavyrainfallarefollowedbyextensivedryperiodsrangingfromafewtoasmanyaseightmonths.(Seefigure6.14)therainfallmaybeaslowas50centimetersorashighas200centimeters,butsincetherainfallishighlyseasonal,manyoftheplantshavespecialadaptationsforenduringdrought.
TropicalRainforest:
TropicalrainforestsarelocatedneartheequatorinCentralandSouthAmerica,Africa,SoutheastAsia,andsomeislandsintheCaribbeanSeaandPacificOcean.(Seefigure6.15.)Thetemperatureisnormallywarmandrelativelyconstant.Thereisnofrost,anditrainsnearlyeveryday.Mostareasreceiveinexcessof200centimetersofrainperyear.Somereceive500centimetersormore.Becauseofthewarmtemperaturesandabundantrainfall,mostplantsgrowveryrapidly;however,soilsareoftenpoorinnutrientsbecausewatertendstocarryawayanynutrientsnotimmediatelytakenupbyplants.
MarineEcosystems
ThoseAquaticEcosystemsthathaveahighsaltcontentarecalledmarineecosystems.
PelagicMarineEcosystems:
Intheopenocean,manykindsoforganismsfloatsorswimactively.Crustaceans,fish,andwhalesswimactivelyastheypursuefood.Organismsthatarenotattachedtothebottomarecalledpelagicorganisms,andtheecosystemtheyareapartofiscalledapelagicecosystem.
BenthicMarineEcosystems:
Organismsthatliveontheoceanbottom,whetherattachedornot,areknownasbenthicorganisms,andthekindofecosystemofwhichtheyareapartiscalledabenthicecosystem.
Estuaries:
Anestuariesisaspecialcategoryofmarineecosystem,thatconsistofshallow,partiallyenclosedareaswherefreshwaterenterstheocean.Thesaltinessofthewaterintheestuarychangeswithtidesandtheflowofwaterfromrivers.Theorganismsthatliveherearespeciallyadaptedtothissetofphysicalconditions,andthenumberofspeciesislessthanintheoceanorinfreshwater.
FreshwaterEcosystems
Thosethathavelittledissolvedsaltarecalledfreshwaterecosystems
Freshwaterecosystemsdifferfrommarineecosystemsinseveralways.Theamountofsaltpresentismuchless,thetemperatureofthewatercanchangegreatly,thewaterisintheprocessofmovingdownhill,oxygencanoftenbeinshortsupply,andtheorganismsthatinhabitfreshwatersystemsaredifferent.
LakesandPonds:
Largelakeshavemanyofthesamecharacteristicsastheocean.Ifthelakeisdeep,thereisaeuphoticzoneatthetop.
StreamsandRivers:
thewaterisshallow,lightcanpenetrateeasilytothebottom(exceptforlargeorextremelymuddyrivers).Evenso,itisdifficultforphotosyntheticorganismstoaccumu