Wwu esci 101 exam 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nature's renewable freshwater is mainly the consequence of... a. melting glaciers b. deforestation c. the channeling of waterways d. the buildup of reservoirs around the globe e. the sun (solar power) - correct answer e. the sun (solar power). Accessible runoff is defined (according to Postel et al.) as... A. any water that is caught from water catchment systems. B. the proportion of total runoff that is geographically and temporally avai...

ESCI 101 Exam 1 WWU correctly answered rated A+ 2023Ecosystem services refer to the biological or system properties or processes of an ecosystem (T/F) - correct answer False Costanza showed in his 1997 paper that the annual value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital... - correct answer was almost double that of the world's GNP What is an example of an ecosystem function and not an ecosystem service? - correct answer Self-regulating ecosystem stability Based on the tot...