Sophia Learning
Sophia: Human Activity: Lesson 3
This lesson will describe how human activity can impact a natural ecosystem. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Human Activity."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Human Activity: Lesson 4
This lesson will describe how human activity can impact a natural ecosystem. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Human Activity."
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara
University of California: A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems
Maps in different categories such as fishing, climate change, and pollution were pulled together into a composite map that shows the impact of humans on the world's oceans. Analysis at the time (2008) showed that 40% of the world's...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gallery: How Do Earth and Life Interact?
Explore the biosphere, zoom in on some unique ecosystems, and learn how activity in the Solar System and plate tectonics can affect the climate and life on the planet.
Sumanas
Sumanas Inc: Microbial Life: The Winogradsky Column
Nice animation of how to create a Winogradsky column using bacteria from pond mud. Learn how "mud can be mixed with several ingredients to provide food and other substrates for the bacteria to use" to survive.
Curated OER
Unesco: Cameroon: Sangha Trinational
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and...