Arctic Biodiversity Assessment: Disturbance, Feedbacks and Conservation Chapter

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Humans disturb the environment in various ways, notably from industrial development and other activities in formerly pristine areas. Components of the earth system affect one another in a web of feedbacks, including between ecosystems and climate. Conservation is the human attempt to avoid or minimize negative impacts of human activity on species and habitats.