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Chapter 5
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Vanishing species• Biodiversity = Variety of life in an area
– # of species
• Where is the greatest biodiversity?– Warm places more biodiversity than cold
• 163 mammal species in Canada• 367 mammal species in US• 439 mammal species in Mexico
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• If two identical climates, then the larger area typically has more biodiversity.
• General rules:– 1) warmer areas have greater biodiversity
– 2) larger areas have greater biodiversity
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• Why is biodiversity important?–Life needs life–biodiversity brings stability to an
ecosystem–Medicine–Genetic cross breeding can
increase productivity in food and animals.
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• Threatened- Population of a species starts a rapid decline.
• Endangered- when a species # become so low that extinction is possible.
• Extinct- the disappearance of a species when the last of its members dies. – Can be local or world-wide
– Can occur naturally or due to unnatural disturbances
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Threats to Biodiversity
• Habitat Loss- – The biggest threat to
biodiversity (natural and unnatural)
– when habitats are gone the essentials of life for some organisms are gone as well.
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• Habitat Fragmentation-– The separation of wilderness areas
– Fragmentation can occur when roads, buildings, etc. are expanded into undisturbed wilderness.
– Fragmentation can occur naturally from flooding, mountain formation, etc.
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• Biotic Issues of fragmentation- – Lack of range to feed and breed
– Lack of enough food
– Lack of migration routes
• Abiotic Issues of Fragmentation-– Climate change (edge effect = different
conditions at the edge of a biome then the middle)
– Lack of water and mineral resources
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• Habitat degredation- damage to the habitat by pollution.– Water pollution- degrades aquatic
habitats
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• Land Pollution- degrades land habitats. Can be….– Trash– Chemicals– Other items
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• Introduction of Exotics (alien) species- The introduced species my out compete native species for resources.
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Conservation Biology
• Conservation biology = a field of biology that studies methods and implements plans to protect biodiversity.
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• Legal protection– Endangered Species Act (1973) – law
that made it illegal to harm any species on the endangered or threatened species list.
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• Preserving Habitats- Protecting whole ecosystems– National wildlife refuges, parks, grasslands,
wilderness areas, forest, etc.
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• Sustainable use- strives to let people use resources of a wilderness area in ways that will not damage the ecosystem.
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• Habitat corridors- uses natural strips to connect small areas of habitat.– Allows for migration– Allows for a small area to “act” as a
larger area ecologically
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• Reintroduction Programs- releasing an organism into an ecosystem where it once lived.
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• Captivity- organism held by people. (I.e. Zoos)