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Diversity = Stability (p 56 # 10)

Diversity = Stability (p 56 # 10). Monoculture is not as good as polyculture (farming!!!!). Human Population Growth and Increased Consumption must give way to Stability and Equilibrium in order for Societies and Cultures to Continue (p106 # 19). All countries cannot be developed country.

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Diversity = Stability (p 56 # 10)

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  1. Diversity = Stability (p 56 # 10) Monoculture is not as good as polyculture (farming!!!!)

  2. Human Population Growth and Increased Consumption must give way to Stability and Equilibrium in order for Societies and Cultures to Continue (p106 # 19) All countries cannot be developed country

  3. All Food is Derived Directly or Indirectly from Plants(P 80 # 12) Even carnivores need plants

  4. From A Long-Range Viewpoint, Efforts to Modernize Undeveloped Countries may be Unwise and Unrealistic, Since they are often presently closer to a Quasi-equilibrium with the Environment than are Industrialized Nations.(P 108 # 20) The U.S is what countries strive for but are farther out of balance

  5. Any Ecological Unit has a Limited or Definite Carrying Capacity(P 76 # 4) Limit on numbers

  6. Conserving Energy and Resources not only Saves Resources but also helps to protect the Environment from which the Resources/Energy are obtained and the Environment in which People live(P 124 # 14) Use less / save more

  7. Some People and Countries are able to indulge in Luxuries and Exercise Influent Practices because the Majority of the People and the Rest of the World are not demanding or getting their full share.(P 108 # 21) We live well because others don’t

  8. Each Year the Total Area Available for Resource Production decreases while Human Populations and their Consumption Rates Increase(P 98 # 7) We keep using more even though resources are becoming less (Oil – gasoline)

  9. “S” – shaped Growth Curve(P 62# 13) Large Terrestrial Mammals Elephants, humans

  10. Man-made Monocultures and Simple Natural Vegetation Types are Commonly Subject to Natural Catastrophes(P 58 # 106) Farmer growing only Corn may be screwed!!!!

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