Lesson Five Graded Assignment
Total possible points = 100
Your graded assignment this week is on Ecosystem services. Ecosystem services provided by biodiversity include nutrient cycling, soil formation, primary productivity, food, fresh water, clean air, aesthetic values, etcetera. Aesthetic values are nonmaterial benefits obtained from ecosystems. Examples of aesthetic values that we derive from biodiversity are hiking, bird watching, beauty of the landscape, etcetera. Please write a paper based on the following information.
Aesthetic Values and Communication Assignment:
Grading summary/Structure of paper
1. Cover page. 5 points
2. Introduction of aesthetic values: 10 points
3. Provide a Discussion of a minimum of five aesthetic values that you derive from biodiversity. Research the cultural, health and social benefits they provide to you and society at large support your facts with appropriate documentation. 25 points
4. Discussion of how those values will be lost with increasing biodiversity loss.10 points
5. Devise a plan on how to convince people of the importance of preserving biodiversity.10 points
6. Style, Structure, ability to use appropriate documentation within the text. 20 points
7. Use at least 5 references and include these in the reference section in APA style. 20 points. You can add the Reference section at the end of your paper.
