AP Environmental Science - Ecosystem Diversity

009 - Ecosystem Diversity In this video Paul Andersen explains how biodiversity can be measured through genetic, species, or ecosystem variety on the planet. Species diversity is increased through speciation and decrease through extinction. The mechanism for speciation is evolution through natural selection. The planet provides ecosystem services at no cost to humanity. The supporting, provisioning, regulating and cultural services are all discussed in more detail. Do you speak another language? Help me translate my videos: http://www.bozemanscience.com/translations/ Music Attribution Intro Title: I4dsong_loop_main.wav Artist: CosmicD Link to sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/CosmicD/sounds/72556/ Creative Commons Atribution License Outro Title: String Theory Artist: Herman Jolly http://sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing: Aqwis. English: The Village of Fjærland and the Fjærland Fjord in Sogn Og Fjordane County, Norway., July 4, 2009. Own work. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fj%C3%A6rlandsfjorden2.jpg. “Biodiversity.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, September 7, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biodiversity&oldid=679916712. Brno, Pitel from. Antibiotics Pill (Zinnat 500 Mg), 5 2007. Flickr. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zinnat.jpg. “Charles Darwin.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, September 8, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Darwin&oldid=680007217. “File:Extinction Intensity.svg.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed September 8, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Extinction_intensity.svg. Gatesy, Michelle Spaulding, Maureen A. O’Leary, John. English: Figure 2. Strict Consensus of 20 Minimum Length Trees for the Equally-Weighted Parsimony Analysis of the Combined Data Set (57,269 Steps)., September 23, 2009. Spaulding M, O’Leary MA, Gatesy J (2009) Relationships of Cetacea (Artiodactyla) Among Mammals: Increased Taxon Sampling Alters Interpretations of Key Fossils and Character Evolution. PLoS ONE 4(9): e7062. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007062. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cladogram_of_Cetacea_within_Artiodactyla.png. Jankiewicz, Jakub. Crystal Earth Recycle Icon, December 21, 2006. Open Clip Art Library; detail page. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_recycle.svg. Kadoka1. English: Dark Prong HDR in Autumn, October 6, 2012. Own work. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_Special_Place.jpg. khail, Dr shah jahan Mulla. English: Ajristan Qasim Area, January 27, 2013. Own work. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crops_wheats.jpg. “Natural Selection.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, September 5, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Natural_selection&oldid=679638842. “The Blue Marble.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, August 30, 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Blue_Marble&oldid=678648703.