Introduction to Biodiversity
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Unit 3 Environmental Science
Area of Study 2: BiodiversityBritt Gow, 2011
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Definition:
• Biodiversity (biological diversity) is the total sum of all the living organisms that exist on our earth.
• This living wealth is the product of hundreds of millions of years of evolutionary history.
• “The variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems” International Convention on Biological Diversity.
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Three Levels:
• Genetic Diversity – genes on chromosomes determine the specific characteristics (physical, emotional) of individual organisms.
• Species Diversity – variety of different types (species) of organisms
• Ecosystem Diversity – variety of different ecosystems from marine to desert to tropical rainforest to temperate Eucalypt forest to wetlands etc.
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Australian Biodiversity
• Australia has an incredibly diverse range of life due to it’s isolation from other continents.
• Australia is recognised as one of the most mega-diverse countries on the planet, with many endemic species, such as our iconic marsupials and monotremes, banksias, eucalypts and grevilleas.
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Why Conserve Biodiversity?
• Ecosystem services• Biological resources• Social benefits
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Conservation of Biodiversity
• Genetic – variety of breeding pairs in captive programs, different groups in separate locations
• Population – conserving a particular population within a precise geographic area
• Species – preserving different species of organisms (management plans)
• Ecosystem – National parks and conservation reserves
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Assessment of Biodiversity
• Species richness (no. of different species)• Species diversity (abundance of each different
species)• Simpson’s Index • Shannon-Weiner Diversity Index
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Threats to Biodiversity
• Climate Change• Habitat destruction• Introduced animals• Pollution• Pest plants• Over-harvesting
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Conservation Categories
• Extinct• Extinct in the wild• Critically endangered• Endangered• Vulnerable• Conservation dependent• Data deficient• Low risk• Not evaluated
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Strategies for protecting Biodiversity
• Action plans• Captive breeding programs• Conservation reserves• Revegetation and habitat restoration• Feral species control• Ecotourism• Education
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Project Eden: Shark Bay, WA
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Keeping Feral Species Out