1. Gamze Ş ALVARLILAR EFFECTS OF OVERCONSUMPTION ON ECOLOGY

2. OUTLINE: Introduction Planets Carrying Capacity Deforestation Biodiversity Loss Conclusion

3. What is Ecology? The study of how organisms interact within their environment. Interdependancy of Ecolgy: The interaction of both living and nonliving organisms effects the ecology.

4. Planet’s Carrying Capacity : the carrying capacity of earth is the number of organism that can live on earth without destroying. Depends on; Use of Resources Living Standards Technology Population Etc.

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6. Deforestation: Deforestation implies the long-term or permanent loss of forest cover and its transformation into another land use.

7. Importance of Forests Climatic Conditions Soil Shelter for Wild-life Carbon Dioxide Level

8. Cont’d WWF: Over the past 50 years half of world’s forests lost.

9. Biodiversity : Biological diversity is the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. Biodiversity comprises ecological, organismal and genetic components.

10. Types of Biodiversity : Genetic Diversity Species Diversity Ecosystem Diversity

11. Biodiversity Loss: It occurred in the 20 th century at a rate that was a thousand times higher than the average rate during the preceding 65 million years. Effects the ecosystem Climatic Changes Extinction Degradation of Sources Etc.

12. Animals Under Threat of Extinction: Polar Bear Bengal Tiger Siberian Tiger Amur Leopard African Penguins Giant Panda

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