Chapter 8
Changing the Living World
Content
From hunting to animal production
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Man in an ecological perspective
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The extinction of the megafauna
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Domestication of plants and animals
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Genetics - animal breeding and genetic engineering
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Biotechnology
Invasive species
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Introduction of species by man
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How introduced species become invasive
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Characteristics of invaders and invaded systems
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Introduction of new species in marine environments
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Ballast water as a vehicle for invading species
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Ecological and economic impacts of species introductions
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Case Box 8.1 Neogobius an example of an invasive fish in the Baltic Sea
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Review Box 8.2 Introduction of new species to the Baltic Sea
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Control of introduction of alien species
Control of pests and weeds
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Pests in agricultural society
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What are pests and weeds?
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Use of biocides
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The challenge of controlling pests and weeds
Biodiversity
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The dramatic loss of biological diversity in our time
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Threats and protection of diversity - the concept of biodiversity
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Richness of species
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Case Box 8.3 Environmental impacts that affect Baltic Sea bird fauna
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Case Box 8.4 Red Lists
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Gene level diversity
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Red Lists and monitoring of biodiversity
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Population change why species vary in numbers
Strategies for protection of biodiversity
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Coexistence of man and the rest of the living world
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Nature conservation
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Case Box 8.5 Marine mammals in Poland from extinction to protection
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Case Box 8.6 Protection of wildlife in Denmark
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Which strategy for nature conservation should we choose?
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A new ethics for man and the living world