Negative Human Impacts on Ecosystems

Describe negative human interactions within ecosystems and explain their detrimental impact on overall biodiversity.

Identify local human activities that diminish or destroy biodiversity, including building, quarrying, farming, and the clearing of woodlands.

Explain the ecological damage caused by the destruction of peat bogs and other peatlands for the production of garden compost.

Detail the severe impacts of aquatic pollution on streams, rivers, and lakes caused by sewage, toxic wastes, and agricultural fertilizers.

Recognize global warming, driven by the release of greenhouse gases, as a major human activity leading to widespread climate change and subsequent global ecological disruption.

Evaluate provided information concerning the various ways in which human activities negatively alter the natural environment.