From Individuals to Ecosystems 4th Edition - Chapter 7
From Individuals to Ecosystems 4th Edition - Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Ecological Applications at the Level of Organisms and Single-Species Populations: Restoration, Biosecurity and Conservation 7.1 Introduction The expanding human population (Figure 7.1) has created a wide variety of environmental problems. Our species is not unique in depleting and contaminating the environment but we are certainly unique in using fire, fossil fuels and nuclear fission to provide the energy to do work.