{"id":30690,"date":"2025-11-22T02:46:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T02:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=30690"},"modified":"2025-11-28T23:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:31:10","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"10a2 Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30690\" data-postid=\"30690\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30690 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"9f46195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_9f46195 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lfvm195 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"d8em195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_d8em195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_paze195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3izd195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1oyr195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6tuj195    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Sustainability Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rwgi195    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe how climate change relates to sustainability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"c0x3195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_c0x3195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ut30195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_581b195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>We often hear about &#8220;living sustainably&#8221; and &#8220;sustaining a species&#8221; or a habitat.\u00a0 This section provides a context for the different aspects of sustainability.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"5h2h299\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_5h2h299 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_lzdt299 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_vsvc299 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/365134214?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_1ohc299 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d4t5299   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainability<strong> g<\/strong>enerally refers to an ability to survive and adapt over time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"9w1b195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_9w1b195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1cvd195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rduz195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">For our species, sustainability has two components: preserving Earth&#8217;s natural systems that we are dependent on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> preserving our diverse cultures.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_xxc8195 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_qkif195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-1024x639.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"lf1s195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_lf1s195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_nx0p195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_x67d195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-a-1024x646.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ay2m195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a5e2195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Focus is currently on how to reduce environmental degradation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> support cultures that may not survive due to limited resources.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"e5tx603\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_e5tx603 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ocs1603 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_iaah603   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Often the goal of sustaining human culture, like farming practices, may seem at odds with attempting to save species within their habitats.\u00a0 In recent decades, potential stakeholders have been trying a team approach to improve sustainability on multiple levels.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_odoa603 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/368690367?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"0ovy195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_0ovy195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_v3k6195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_r9yw195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a6-les-salmon.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_xvge195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9z1k195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/impacts\/living-collections\/aquarium\/#\">anadromous salmon<\/a> story, some species have significant cultural significance and rely on multiple ecosystems for survival.\u00a0 Some people see the ability to sustain other species like salmon as an indicator of whether we can sustain ourselves.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"xjjn195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_xjjn195 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_d2wc195 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"ckp5195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_ckp5195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ii7b195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0omg195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One way to think about sustainability of our species is to study other species and ecosystems that have survived over long periods of time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"z36m195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_z36m195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_d8ye195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w0b8195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/principles-1024x659.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_m033195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_w1fh195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three general principles that have emerged from research of sustained species and systems are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">utilizing solar energy, a perpetual resource.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">recycling nutrients over and over.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">varied organisms and environmental characteristics enabling different ways to utilize energy and nutrients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_qept195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the class so far, nutrients cycle through food webs, but energy is lost as ___.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"2gba195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_2gba195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_dcsw195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wqn3195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">From earlier in the class, nutrients cycle through <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/consumers\/food-webs\/#\">food webs<\/a>, but energy is lost as ___.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Developing and utilizing perpetual energy sources is considered to be a critical component of sustaining our species into the future.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll have more on this in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">next section<\/a>.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0l20195 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_khxe195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_1665426880.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"x6pq195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_x6pq195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_llc9195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_h2vu195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_597557036.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_yvpx195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nsz6195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nutrient cycling is challenging to mimic in human systems.\u00a0 Recycling takes energy, and many products include materials that are difficult to manage after use.\u00a0 We are still a long way off duplicating the close nutrient cycling found in ecosystems with high biodiversity like tropical rainforests or coral reefs.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"dl37195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_dl37195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_yznk195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yt4e195 image-top   auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sustain-nutrient-cycling.jpg\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1478\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_k4ej195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zzmd195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/consumers\/food-webs\/decomposers\/#\">Decomposition<\/a> is carried out by ____ and ____.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our food supply is directly impacted by these organisms.\u00a0 Sustainability of our species and Earth&#8217;s ecosystems depends on a variety of microscopic organisms and their complex interactions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"ci2e195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_ci2e195 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_qfal195 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sptl195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_asly195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rald195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Climate Change and Sustainability<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"4g96195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_4g96195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_rt3k195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_97zc195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the most significant environmental issue we currently face is a changing global climate.\u00a0 The others include adequately feeding and providing medical care for our increasing human population.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the two are linked together.\u00a0 Drought is threatening crop yields and infectious diseases are spreading with mosquitoes moving to warming habitats.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the ultimate sustainability challenge: trying to preserve Earth&#8217;s natural systems that we are dependent on and preserve our diverse cultures at the same time.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"zuxo195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_zuxo195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_fle7195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vhl2195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cloudlayers-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_doqd195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_x89j195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>The main distinction between <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-lab\/biosphere\/atmosphere\/#\">climate and weather<\/a> is a matter of\u00a0 ___.\u00a0<\/h6>\n<h6>Climate models plot anticipated trends based on accumulated weather events over time.\u00a0 Often predictions are not straight forward.\u00a0 For example, some parts of the ocean are warming; others are cooling.\u00a0 Hurricanes are becoming more intense in areas of warmer water, but may become less frequent in cooling water.\u00a0 Communicating this complexity is challenging.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"7wp0195\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_7wp0195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_imio195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ces5195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">As mentioned earlier discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/climate-change\/#\">climate change<\/a>, if you are interested in keeping current with climate data, NOAA.gov is a good place to start because many data sets are available as well as research papers and summary documents.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_qchu195 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/367651170?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                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<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_7tmt195 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4z57195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Our climate is created by atmospheric gases that retain heat.\u00a0 The &#8220;greenhouse gases&#8221; are released into the atmosphere by natural activities like forest fires and volcanic eruptions and human activities like ___________.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_idbb195 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_pute195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nutcarboncycle-1-971x1024.jpg\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_hdmj195 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_6ie2195 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_hvdj195 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1303757494-1024x820.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_pjec195 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6fzx195   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Oil, coal, and gas are the compressed remains of massive numbers of small organisms that were not fully decomposed.\u00a0 Burning these fuels releases energy, analogous to the heat released from a compost pile.\u00a0 Not only heat is released, greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide are also released.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"a1ho663\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_a1ho663 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_fkb8663 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6gc0663 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_177769355-1-1024x644.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_u4xf663 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_9xms663   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">And here lies the problem.\u00a0 We rely heavily on fossil fuels to support our economies, including the production and distribution of food.\u00a0 Alternative energy sources are coming, but the environmental impact appears to already be severe and increasing.\u00a0 Add on to this the shattering effect COVID-19 is having on our global economy.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">This photo is of Miami that is facing challenges associated with sea level rise as well as incoming tropical mosquito species carrying viral diseases.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"js9j518\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_js9j518 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_qfip518 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_50gn518   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">This is an enormous problem that all generations are now having to deal with.\u00a0 We are all going to need to understand more about sustainability and resource management in the years to come.\u00a0<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_72jq518 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xup3518 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1511628395-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"tz27194\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_tz27194 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ik9a194 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2z91194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section describes resource management, including goals and examples.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"bzh2194\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_bzh2194 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_7pj6194 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_je2t194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0db2194 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_8oyz194    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fadt194    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>describe how climate change relates to sustainability?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"5u66194\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_5u66194 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>           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    <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Message &amp; Media Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1ant194 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vaon194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1gm5194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Resource Management Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ojoe194 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_w322194 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ws1l194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Science Stories Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_6tzu194 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #b30e58;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lebz194   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_rtbp194\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qz2p194 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_c0a8194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Message &amp; Media\" alt=\"Message &amp; Media\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\">\n                        Message & Media                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_qepv194\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_79zv194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_hjxz194\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_16nw194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Resource Management\" alt=\"Resource Management\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">\n                        Resource Management                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_gmco194 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ep21194 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    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        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"fszq596\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_fszq596 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-none tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_ovji596 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_v6d3596 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zhd7596   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 10<\/h3>\n<h5>Teaching<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_gv7i596\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7wgx596 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1l2o596   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>Science Stories<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_3j4b596 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zfg3596 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_itxx596   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sustainability Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":30660,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30690","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h1>Sustainability<br\/>Preserving Organisms, Ecosystems, & Human Cultures<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h3><strong>Sustainability Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe how climate change relates to sustainability.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<h5>We often hear about \"living sustainably\" and \"sustaining a species\" or a habitat.\u00a0 This section provides a context for the different aspects of sustainability.<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/365134214[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainability<strong> g<\/strong>enerally refers to an ability to survive and adapt over time.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">For our species, sustainability has two components: preserving Earth's natural systems that we are dependent on and preserving our diverse cultures.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-1024x639.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/sustain-a-1024x646.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Focus is currently on how to reduce environmental degradation and support cultures that may not survive due to limited resources.<\/p>\n<p>Often the goal of sustaining human culture, like farming practices, may seem at odds with attempting to save species within their habitats.\u00a0 In recent decades, potential stakeholders have been trying a team approach to improve sustainability on multiple levels.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/368690367[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a6-les-salmon.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/impacts\/living-collections\/aquarium\/#\">anadromous salmon<\/a> story, some species have significant cultural significance and rely on multiple ecosystems for survival.\u00a0 Some people see the ability to sustain other species like salmon as an indicator of whether we can sustain ourselves.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One way to think about sustainability of our species is to study other species and ecosystems that have survived over long periods of time.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/principles-1024x659.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The three general principles that have emerged from research of sustained species and systems are:<\/p> <ol> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">utilizing solar energy, a perpetual resource.<\/li> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">recycling nutrients over and over.<\/li> <li style=\"text-align: left;\">varied organisms and environmental characteristics enabling different ways to utilize energy and nutrients.<\/li> <\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">From the class so far, nutrients cycle through food webs, but energy is lost as ___.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">From earlier in the class, nutrients cycle through <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/consumers\/food-webs\/#\">food webs<\/a>, but energy is lost as ___.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Developing and utilizing perpetual energy sources is considered to be a critical component of sustaining our species into the future.\u00a0 We'll have more on this in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\">next section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_1665426880.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/shutterstock_597557036.jpg\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nutrient cycling is challenging to mimic in human systems.\u00a0 Recycling takes energy, and many products include materials that are difficult to manage after use.\u00a0 We are still a long way off duplicating the close nutrient cycling found in ecosystems with high biodiversity like tropical rainforests or coral reefs.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sustain-nutrient-cycling.jpg\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1478\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/consumers\/food-webs\/decomposers\/#\">Decomposition<\/a> is carried out by ____ and ____.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Our food supply is directly impacted by these organisms.\u00a0 Sustainability of our species and Earth's ecosystems depends on a variety of microscopic organisms and their complex interactions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Climate Change and Sustainability<\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the most significant environmental issue we currently face is a changing global climate.\u00a0 The others include adequately feeding and providing medical care for our increasing human population.\u00a0 Unfortunately, the two are linked together.\u00a0 Drought is threatening crop yields and infectious diseases are spreading with mosquitoes moving to warming habitats.\u00a0<\/h6> <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the ultimate sustainability challenge: trying to preserve Earth's natural systems that we are dependent on and preserve our diverse cultures at the same time.<\/h6>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cloudlayers-1024x614.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"350\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h6>The main distinction between <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-lab\/biosphere\/atmosphere\/#\">climate and weather<\/a> is a matter of\u00a0 ___.\u00a0<\/h6> <h6>Climate models plot anticipated trends based on accumulated weather events over time.\u00a0 Often predictions are not straight forward.\u00a0 For example, some parts of the ocean are warming; others are cooling.\u00a0 Hurricanes are becoming more intense in areas of warmer water, but may become less frequent in cooling water.\u00a0 Communicating this complexity is challenging.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">As mentioned earlier discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/impacts\/global\/climate-change\/#\">climate change<\/a>, if you are interested in keeping current with climate data, NOAA.gov is a good place to start because many data sets are available as well as research papers and summary documents.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/367651170[\/embed]\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Our climate is created by atmospheric gases that retain heat.\u00a0 The \"greenhouse gases\" are released into the atmosphere by natural activities like forest fires and volcanic eruptions and human activities like ___________.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/nutcarboncycle-1-971x1024.jpg\" width=\"971\" height=\"1024\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1303757494-1024x820.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"820\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">Oil, coal, and gas are the compressed remains of massive numbers of small organisms that were not fully decomposed.\u00a0 Burning these fuels releases energy, analogous to the heat released from a compost pile.\u00a0 Not only heat is released, greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide are also released.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_177769355-1-1024x644.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">And here lies the problem.\u00a0 We rely heavily on fossil fuels to support our economies, including the production and distribution of food.\u00a0 Alternative energy sources are coming, but the environmental impact appears to already be severe and increasing.\u00a0 Add on to this the shattering effect COVID-19 is having on our global economy.<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: left;\">This photo is of Miami that is facing challenges associated with sea level rise as well as incoming tropical mosquito species carrying viral diseases.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">This is an enormous problem that all generations are now having to deal with.\u00a0 We are all going to need to understand more about sustainability and resource management in the years to come.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/shutterstock_1511628395-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5>The next section describes resource management, including goals and examples.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/a2-2.jpg\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>define sustainability in reference to humans and the environment?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>provide examples of three principles of sustainability that are derived from nature?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>describe how climate change relates to sustainability?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Message &amp; Media Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Resource Management Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Science Stories Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Message &amp; Media\" alt=\"Message &amp; Media\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/message-media\/#\"> Message & Media <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Sustainability - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Resource Management\" alt=\"Resource Management\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/resource-management\/#\"> Resource Management <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Personal Impact\" alt=\"Personal Impact\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/personal-impact\/#\"> Personal Impact <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 10<\/h3> <h5>Teaching<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/teaching\/science-stories\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"10a2 Sustainability\" alt=\"10a2 Sustainability\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>Science Stories<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"10a2 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