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103: Tools to Manage Ecosystem Processes
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Tools and Our Ecosystem
Managing Ecosystem Processes
A Complete Toolkit (2:21)
The Evolution of Tools (5:03)
Primary Tools
Money, Labor, and Human Creativity (6:06)
The Relationship Between Money and Labor
Mineral, Solar, and Paper Dollars
Human Creativity
The 1st 'Secondary' Tool: Technology
Technology: The Most-Used Tool
Testing Technology (2:38)
The 2nd 'Secondary' Tool: Fire
Fire: An Ancient Tool (7:34)
The Impact of Fire
Fire in Ecosystem Processes
The 3rd 'Secondary' Tool: Rest
Rest: A Misunderstood Tool (5:01)
Rest in Non-Brittle Environments
Rest in Brittle Environments
Brittleness is a Scale
Tendencies of Rest in Different Environments
The 4th 'Secondary' Tool: Living Organisms
Living Organisms: Biological Tools (2:17)
Living Organisms and Community Dynamics
The 5th 'Secondary' Tool: Animal Impact
Animal Impact: The Least-Used Tool (4:55)
Tendencies of Animal Impact in Different Environments
A Closer Look at Impact
Stock Density and Herd Effect (0:51)
Donkey Days
Comparison of Animal Impact vs. Other Tools
The 6th 'Secondary' Tool: Grazing
Grazing: The Most Abused Tool (4:28)
More on Grazing
Annuals vs. Perennials
Overgrazing (4:11)
Using Grazing to Increase Energy Flow (4:41)
Tendencies of Grazing in Different Environments
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