Ecological tipping point - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EVSC 100 Exam Study Guide Solutions Environmental Science - ANSWER-An interdisciplinary field that studies the interactions between humans and the environment Planetary Boundaries - ANSWER-how humans and our planet are interconnected - A planetary boundary is an indicator, shows us general targets that must not be exceeded as it risks causing abrupt environmental changes - Science based levels of human disturbance of the earth system beyond which functioning of the system may be substanti...

Historically what has been the typical response of people to any natural disturbance? By ignoring major disturbances that occur over longer time scales, how was land management for timber, conservation and endangered species management impacted? Realistically, can humans manage large scale natural disturbances? - Historically the response has been to try and control or mitigate the effects of natural disturbance. Land management is impacted positively when ignoring major disturbances as they...