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| used in pest control to reduce pest populations |
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| don't break down rapidly in the enviroment |
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| pest population rebounds in higher numbers |
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| Integrated Pest Management IPM |
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| the use of integrated methods in a way that brings about long term management of pest populations and minimal environmental impact |
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| pest populations become less susceptible to chemical pesticides |
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| manage natural ressources for exploitation |
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| protect nature for its own sake |
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| the idea that resources and goods are inexhaustible and ours to exploit |
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| a concept that changes the role of man from conqueror of land community to plain member and citizen of it |
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| Environmental Wisdom World View |
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| we are apart of natural systems |
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| outbreaks of populations that were species not previously at pest levels |
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| local people make use of nearby ecosystems |
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| unsustainable removal of individuals |
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| using resources in ways that do not degrade or deplete them |
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| late 18th & early 19th centuries, major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, production, and transportation had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain |
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| FDR 1933-1938 supported corn price, encouraged idling of fields |
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| research and breeding techniques to increase crop yield worldwide |
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| Nixon 1973, increase yield, keep crop prices low |
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| particulates, smog, smoke, soot. sunlight + car exhaust = worse chemicals |
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| precipitation from rain that flows overground |
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| mainly liquid wastewater produced by humans which typically consists of washing water, feces, urine, laundry waste and other material which goes down drains and toilets fro households and industry |
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| Non-Point Source Pollution |
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poorly defined and scattered over broad areas
ex. runoff or groundwater discharge carrying pollutants |
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discharge of substances at a distinct location
ex. factories, sewage systems, oil wells; easier to identify |
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| Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) |
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| used as a measure of the degree of water pollution, higher BOD = more pollution |
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| Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) |
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| require light to penetrate water column, can be used to indicate water quality |
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driven by human activities (farming)
occurs rapidly
sources: sewage effluent, stormwater runoff |
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| the switch from hunter gatherer to agriculture, 12,000 years ago |
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| Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) |
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| areas of concentrated livestock that are kept till ready to be eaten, given food and antibiotics |
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| the accumulation of substances, like pesticides, in the body of an organism |
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| the increase in concentration of a substance, such as a pesticide, that occurs in a food chain |
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| contain genes from another organism |
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| an exaggerated version of an exiting stimulus that elicits a response more strongly than the normal stimulus |
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| Classical Biological Control |
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| deliberate introduction and establishment of exotic natural enemies |
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| the weak attraction between the hydrogen atom of one water molecule and the oxygen atom of another molecule |
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| possible listing as endangered or threatened by a government agency |
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| grows in water but which pierces the surface so that it is partially in air |
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| a species of organisms facing a very high risk of extinction |
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| any species which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future |
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| Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) |
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| the highest possible rate of use that the system can match with its own rate of replacement or maintenance |
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| plants that attract insects |
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