Transcript Biodiversity

CHAPTER 6
Wild Species and
Biodiversity
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DEFINE BIODIVERSITY
• What does the term mean to you?
• How do we know how many species there
are?
• Why are species important? (Ecosystem
Services)
• Bioprospecting – the cure for ?????
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What are the threats to preserving
biodiversity?
• HIPPO
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HIPPO Defined
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Habitat
Invasive Species
OverPopulation (Human)
Pollution
Overconsumption
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Review Question-3
Habitat destruction that leaves only small
patches of natural habitat is considered
a. invasion.
b. conversion.
c. intrusion.
d. fragmentation.
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Review Question-4
A critical element in the protecting of species is
______, which is the cataloging of species and
the naming of new ones.
a. ethnobotany
b. taxonomy
c. aquaculture
d. biodiversity
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Review Question-5
The ______ List uses a set of criteria to
evaluate the risk of extinction for thousands of
species throughout the world.
a. Red
b. Yellow
c. Green
d. Rainbow
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Interpreting Graphs and Data-1
According to Fig. 6-5, what percentage of U.S.
species of plants and animals are considered to
be at risk of extinction?
a. approximately 33%
b. approximately 55%
c. approximately 67%
d. approximately 92%
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Thinking Environmentally-2
Which of the following was not a major
recommendation of the UN Global Biodiversity
Assessment for the protection of biodiversity?
a. reform policies that lead to declines in
biodiversity
b. address the needs of people who live
near biodiversity hot spots
c. reduce conservation at the landscape level
d. promote more research on biodiversity
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Why Protect Biodiversity?
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Conservation Strategies
1. Preserves, Parks, & Landscape Level
Conservation
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Biodiversity Hotspots
• What are they?
• How can they help us in our planning to
reduce the loss of biodiversity?
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2. Fragmentation & Wildlife Corridors
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3. Invasive Species Monitoring &
Removal
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4. Policy – Legislation (see textbook)
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5. Restoration
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6. Human/Natural Communities –
Economic Incentives
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Solutions – Develop Conservation
Strategies
• Choose one of the top 5 causes of biodiversity
loss (HIPPO)
• As a group, discuss how – specifically – your
group would target one of these causes.
• What would you would do to reduce the rate
of biodiversity loss on a particular species
and/or ecosystem? Develop a plan & be
prepared to present it to the class.
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