2.2 Ecosystem Services

Describe ecosystem services.

• There are four categories of ecosystem services: provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting.
• Enduring understanding ERT-2: Ecosystems have structure and diversity that change over time.

Describe the results of human disruptions to ecosystem services.

• Anthropogenic activities can disrupt ecosystem services, potentially resulting in economic and ecological consequences.
• Enduring understanding ERT-2: Ecosystems have structure and diversity that change over time.