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This selection was a definite eye opener in regards to the way we operate within our own ecosystem, and the importance of our global ecosystems. In the Reading by Perry, Chapter Three focuses on the causes and effects that our ecosystems play in regards to our waking life, the way we breathe, and the acquisition of resources from our forest. Furthermore, this chapter outlines what exactly a global ecosystem is, and the different processes that occur within our ecosystems.
The global ecosystem is one of the epicenters for human needs, society and our environment. A forest ecosystem is an area that is composed of several plants, trees and other organisms. Majority of the foundation of forest ecosystems are inhabited by animals. Forest have several definitions, and meanings such as rainforest. Rainforest are mostly composed of trees, plants and animals that thrive off of these resources. Moreover, some of the needs that we have as humans come from forest. In order for one to understand how a forest ecosystem works they must analyze each portion from top to bottom. Every layer plays an important role in regards to human needs, society and our environment.
Forest ecosystems are fundamental to human development, well-being, and society in various aspects. Human societies thrive a lot off of forest ecosystems this includes, but is not limited to timber, medicinal products, food, and other items. After all, we must have warm months during the winter. The timber that comes from forest help to keep fire places running. Seafood, and other animals are consumed by human beings to eat. Food is an essential need to sustain life here on Earth. Furthermore, these items are key for our economy, and keeping a revenue generating for our government....

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...o our daily life can be taken away. Ecosystems help to produce water, food, and other essential resources. Moreover, it plays an important role in the production of pharmaceuticals as previously stated. What would we do as human beings without these needs? Disease contamination would be widespread, our water would be infiltrated with several chemicals that are harmful to human development. Also, we would suffer from endless amounts of droughts, and floods that would wipe out several hundreds of thousands, if not millions of our population. This poses as a threat, and is scary to me. I strongly believe we should take care of the ecosystems, and allow for them to operate on their natural resources, without the implementation of other services. The forest relies on us, just as much we rely on the forest. Save the planet, and be careful of our utilization of resources.

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