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Monoculture, Direct Harvesting

Published on Nov 22, 2015

Lesson for Living Environment class - environmental impact issues

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Monoculture

Growing a single crop

Pros??

Efficient food production

Cons?

Loss of biodiversity/habitat

Direct Harvesting

Removing the entire organism....

Pros:

Efficient, Faster

Cons:

More destructive/slower recovery

More waste

Alternatives?

Select what you need, leave the rest

pros:

Doesn't destroy organism/less impact

pros:

Doesn't destroy organism/less impact

Cons:

More labor intensive, more management