Chapter 18 : Conservation of Biodiversity Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. Italicized words may not be in the book, but should be in the lecture. Biosphere reserve Endemic species Overharvesting Biotic pollution Extinct species Seed bank Buffer zone/area Habitat corridor Sixth mass extinction Captive breeding Habitat fragmentation Theory of island biogeography CITES Habitat Loss Threatened species Convention on International Inbreeding depression Transition zone Trade in Endangered Species Invasive species Maximum sustainable yield (CITES) IUCN Red List Minimum viable population Core area Act Intrinsic value Data-deficient species Least concern species Instrumental value Debt for nature swap Marine Mammal Protection Act Adaptive management plan Ecological restoration Marine Protected Area Indicator specie Edge habitat Mitigation banking National Wilderness Preserve Endangered species Native species Endangered Species Act Near-threatened species Reading Outline Modern Conservation Legacies What is causing the 6th extinction? How does the United States conserve habitat and biodiversity? Give a few examples. George Bush established Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around Hawaii. What is the significance of this? Why did we need an MPA? What are the benefits of being a MPA? 18.1 We are in the of a 6th mass extinction What is inbreeding and why is it a problem? Give a few examples of genetic diversity loss that is NOT caused by humans. Give a few examples of genetic diversity loss that is caused by humans. How can you increase genetic diversity in a population? What are the dangers of having limited genetic diversity in our food supply? How does a seed bank hope to mitigate some of those risks? How reliable are our estimates biodiversity and biodiversity loss? Give an example or two to explain your answer. 18.2 Declining biodiversity has many causes We often use the abbreviation HIPCO to remember the causes of species loss. Briefly describe each letter below. You might want to include an example. Habitat loss (H) – Invasive (or alien or exotic) Species (I) – Pollution (P) – Climate change (C) -
Chapter 18 : Conservation of Biodiversity Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. Italicized words may not be in the book, but should be in the lecture. Biosphere reserve Biotic pollution Buffer zone/area Captive breeding CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Core area Data-deficient species Debt for nature swap Ecological restoration Edge habitat Endangered species Endangered Species Act Endemic species Extinct species Habitat corridor Habitat fragmentation Habitat Loss Inbreeding depression Invasive species IUCN Red List Act Least concern species Marine Mammal Protection Act Marine Protected Area Mitigation banking Native species Near-threatened species Overharvesting Seed bank Sixth mass extinction Theory of island biogeography Threatened species Transition zone Maximum sustainable yield Minimum viable population Intrinsic value Instrumental value Adaptive management plan Indicator specie National Wilderness Preserve Reading Outline Modern Conservation Legacies What is causing the 6th extinction? How does the United States conserve habitat and biodiversity? Give a few examples. George Bush established Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around Hawaii. What is the significance of this? Why did we need an MPA? What are the benefits of being a MPA? 18.1 We are in the of a 6th mass extinction What is inbreeding and why is it a problem? Give a few examples of genetic diversity loss that is NOT caused by humans. Give a few examples of genetic diversity loss that is caused by humans. How can you increase genetic diversity in a population? What are the dangers of having limited genetic diversity in our food supply? How does a seed bank hope to mitigate some of those risks? How reliable are our estimates biodiversity and biodiversity loss? Give an example or two to explain your answer. 18.2 Declining biodiversity has many causes We often use the abbreviation HIPCO to remember the causes of species loss. Briefly describe each letter below. You might want to include an example. Habitat loss (H) – Invasive (or alien or exotic) Species (I) – Pollution (P) – Climate change (C) -
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