Author Question: Humans often manipulate the environment in ways that decrease the overall ecosystem capital because ... (Read 219 times)

Lobcity · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Humans often manipulate the environment in ways that decrease the overall ecosystem capital because

A) short-term gains are often local, while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally.
B) short-term gains are often regional, while long-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally.
C) long-term gains are often local, while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced regionally.
D) long-term gains are often regional, while short-term losses in regulating and cultural services are experienced locally.

Question 2

Additional increases in ocean levels beyond those already expected may be most perpetrated by

A) increased evaporation of the oceans.
B) greater than expected melting of polar ice.
C) greater than expected melting of ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica.
D) the formation of additional glaciers in regions where temperatures will decline.