5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10

Hank gives the rundown on the top five ways humans are negatively impacting the environment and having detrimental effects on the valuable ecosystem services which a healthy biosphere provides.

Table of Contents
Ecosystem Services 00:51
The Importance of Biodiversity 04:07
Deforestation 06:42
Desertification 06:49
Global Warming 07:59
Invasive Species 08:51
Overharvesting 09:20

Crash Course/SciShow videos referenced in this episode:
Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles:    • The Hydrologic and Carbon Cycles: Alw...  
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles:    • Nitrogen & Phosphorus Cycles: Always ...  
Ecological Succession:    • Ecological Succession: Change is Good...  
Climate Change:    • Climate Change  
Invasive Species:    • Invasive Species: The Story of Bunny  
Food Shortage:    • The Bacon Hoax & the Next REAL Food S...  

References:
http://www.fs.fed.us/ecosystemservice...
http://www.endangeredspeciesinternati...
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/s...

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