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Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services- The benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include :
• provisioning services such as food and water;
• regulating services such as flood and disease control;
• cultural services such as spiritual, recreational, and cultural benefits; and
• supporting services such as nutrient cycling that maintain the conditions for life on Earth.
Part 1- Break into your Expert Groups. With your expert group, read the article and take notes on your
assigned ecosystem service. http://www.fao.org/ecosystem-services-biodiversity/en/
Description
Provisioning
Regulating
Cultural
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Examples
Supporting
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Type of
Service
Part 2- Complete the card sort activity.
1. Set out the Ecosystem Service cards on your table.
2. Match the Example cards to the Ecosystem Service cards.
3. Draw a Disruption/Event Card Read the scenario and discuss with your group how this disturbance
would impact the services you’ve identified.
4. Propose a solution that can be implemented to minimize the impact of the disturbance on the
ecosystem services.
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Part 3: Free Response:
a) Identify and describe one supporting ecosystem service provided by forests.
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b) Identify and describe one Provisioning ecosystem service provided by forests.
c) Identify and describe one regulating ecosystem service provided by forests.
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d) Identify and describe one cultural ecosystem service provided by forests.
e) Propose an economic incentive that can be utilized to increase biodiversity of forests.
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Provisioning
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Supporting
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Regulating
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Oxygen
production by
plants
Pearls and
coral jewelry
Timber/Lumber Sand for
Paper products
provided by
construction
made from
forests
(concrete) from plants
beaches.
Bats control
populations of
pests that harm
crops
Honey
provided by
wild bees
Pollination of
crops by bees.
Coral reefs
attract tourists
Natural
reservoirs of
diversityagricultural
gene pool
Rangeland
provides
natural feed for
livestock
Medicinal
plants that
come from
rainforests
Flowers found
in forests and
other wild
areas.
Cycling of
nutrients
throughout
multiple
ecosystems
Grasslands
promote
groundwater
Coral reefs are
home to 25%
of marine fish
species.
Many ocean
fish reproduce
and develop in
estuaries.
Estuaries are
productive
commercial
fishing
grounds.
Fishing
tournaments
take place in
coastal waters.
Decomposition People enjoy
of leaf litter
hiking scenic
forms the
parks
organism
component of
soil.
Wild lands
have great
importance in
many religions.
National Parks
are popular
tourist
destinations
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Natural
habitats for
game species.
Vegetation
slows runoff
preventing
erosion
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Wetlands
protect coastal
properties from
flooding
Carbon dioxide Air purification
absorption by
by plants
forests and
oceans
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Seafood
provided by
oceans
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Water
purification by
wetlands