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Yes, nature is very powerful and can make us feel very vulnerable, but as a whole we as a species are having a very large impact on the rest of the biosphere. The way I see the world, every species interacts with its environment, and humans are not the only ones changing their surroundings. However, the level of impact is way higher when comparing to other extant species. We're pretty much in the same league as those single-celled organisms that first produced the oxygen in the atmosphere, allowing for terrestrial life to evolve.
In the present world it's almost impossible to find ecosystems that would not have been affected by humans. Think of toxic compounds accumulating in arctic ecosystems or nitrogen deposition affecting plant communities in remote mountainous areas.
Nature is all about change, but we humans are changing our environment at such a rate that other organisms are having a hard time adapting. Humans are also incredibly numerous when compared to any other animal of similar body size and covering an astonishingly wide distribution.
Just had dinner with Paul Ehrlich the other night...
Kristjan
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Posts in this Thread:
- Phoenix Dust Storm - Good Time Lapse, Scott Paterson
, Wed, 6 Jul 2011 20:21:14- Re: Phoenix Dust Storm - Good Time Lapse, Erik919kt, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 14:02:21
- Lot's of people are moving here again., John Myers, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 08:05:53
- Great stuff. A gentle reminder that, Noel, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 06:39:32
- not necessarily INNOCENT bystanders, AeroEd, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:39:58
- my comment regarded "bystanders", AeroEd, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 19:35:29
- Re: not necessarily INNOCENT bystanders, Dean, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:51:53
- Re: not necessarily INNOCENT bystanders, John Myers, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 11:10:09
- This is local weather., Noel, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:58:25
- Dry land farming in Arizona???, Reality, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:43:39
- Re: Great stuff. A gentle reminder that, Tim, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 08:09:04
- Re: Great stuff. A gentle reminder that, smt, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:00:16
- Re: liked that one. n/m, BobS, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 13:05:33
- North Cascades Natl Park, kkelley, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:19:50
- Go almost anywhere remote..., Noel, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 09:03:16
- Re: Go almost anywhere remote..., Ultimated, Fri, 8 Jul 2011 05:02:44
- Hard to find areas not impacted by humans, Kristjan
, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 15:40:54 <-- Viewing This Message- In the current biosphere, Reality, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 18:46:40
- We're doomed!, John Myers, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 16:45:21
- Yes. Very well said, Kristjan. n/m, Noel, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 16:09:52
- What it did to me, Gargoyle, Thu, 7 Jul 2011 05:52:48
- Wow! Thanks. n/m, john b, Wed, 6 Jul 2011 21:07:52
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