Topic 2.2 - Ecosystem services

Topic 2.2 - Ecosystem services in urban neighbourhoods

Key understandings:

1.

Urban neighbourhoods are ecosystems

2.

Provisioning services

b.

Regulating services

c.

Cultural services

d.

Supporting services

WHAT IS AN ECO-SYSTEM?

●A dynamic complex of plant, animal
and

microorganism

communities

and

non-living environments interacting
as

a

functional

unit.

●They vary in size

●Every aspect in ecosystems depend on
one another, directly or indirectly

●Activities carried out by people may
directly or indirectly change the
ecosystem (positively or negatively)

Bubble of life!

Ecosystems can be large or small…

What are some examples of large or small ecosystems?

Examples of
wildlife in
Singapore… How
many of these
animals have
you seen?

Ecosystem services

●Benefits people obtain from
ecosystems

to

make

human

life possible.

●These services are critical
to our survival and their
benefits are optimised when
we have healthy and thriving
natural environment.