deforestation (Nickerson‚ 2003). These issues have a detrimental effect on more than a handful of species and ultimately cause a reduction in biodiversity due to habitat loss. Biodiversity is important environmentally‚ socially and economically (Lancaster‚ 2013). To tackle this current problem‚ methods of conservation are key for the success of increasing biodiversity. As defined by the World Association of Zoos and Aquarium Conservation Strategy (WAZACS)‚ conservation is the securing of long-term population
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A choice experiment is a stated preference method based on demand‚ welfare and consumer theory (Lancaster‚ 1966) and random utility model (RUM) developed by McFadden (1974). It was first developed for marketing and transportation related studies‚ but used extensively in the valuation of environmental amenities (Bennett and Blamey‚ 2001). It allows the valuation of changes in welfare‚ or policies relating to their level of provision. In CE‚ sets of choices made up of alternative outcomes are based
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dunes vegetation is allowed to reach climatic climax continuing to Oak Woodland‚ this occurs in Ainsdale upon Sefton Coast. This human factor allows the physical factor of succession to take place with the area reaching Oak Woodland allows further biodiversity and creates many more habitats for a variety of species but also benefits humans directly by providing protection to housing properties and other infrastructure from the
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cover approximately thirty percent of the earth’s land area‚ around 2.5 million square miles‚ the size of the lower 48 states‚ despite the fact 80‚000 acres (32‚000) hectares are destroyed per day for economic reasons. Tropical rainforests are biodiversity hotspots. Rainforests are carbon sinks absorbing about half the carbon dioxide humans release into the atmosphere. Continued deforestation will affect the entire world with the ecological ramifications of species extinction‚ loss of carbon sinks
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preservation and the educating of the populace are becoming progressively more important in today’s society and for the protection of ecosystems. Ecosystems such as the Amazon basin with its rich biodiversity including swamps‚ mangroves‚ forests and savannah and coral reefs with their large biodiversity of fish species are under threat from development and are shrinking rapidly. Preservation of ecosystems is important as an insurance to keep the Earth suitable for human occupancy and is more valuable
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Undoubtedly‚ a current evolution we are witnessing today can be seen with close observation to the red-shouldered insects called Jadera haematoloma- or more commonly known as the “soapberry bugs” (Soapberry Bugs Of The World‚ n.d.). There are currently 65 known species of the soapberry bug and they are known to be found regionally around the world‚ typically located on their native host‚ the balloon vine plant (Cardiospermum corindum) (Soapberry Bugs Of The World‚ n.d.). However‚ the current situation
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The controversial issue that Please Reanimate and Do Not Reanimate address is that we can revive species that could possibly help our ecosystems and save modern day species of animals from going extinct; but on the other hand‚ reviving “extinct species poses a risk of selling the public on a false promise that technology alone can solve our ongoing environmental woes.” Reviving certain species could give ecosystems that depend on “keystone species” that have lost the species diversity they once had
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The species richness is when we talk about the actual number of species in a community. For example‚ if you go to a bottom ground forest you might see only sugar maple. Therefore‚ the species richness is only 1. Shannon Index measures species diversity too‚ but takes into account species evenness. Species evenness is when the relative abundance of the species in that community are more similar to each other. So by knowing that you have more similar species‚ this allows you to more accurately determine
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There is worldwide concern that marine biodiversity have become depleted. Do human know what the status of marine resources is and how long they will last? Much can be learned about the condition of the planet’s environment by looking at Marine turtles. They have existed for over 100 million years‚ and they travel throughout the world’s oceans. Suddenly‚ however‚ they are struggling to survive‚ largely because of things people are doing to the planet’s oceans and beaches. However‚ what does this
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(essentially) fertile land into desert-land or dry land. Land once converted to desert-land can never be reclaimed by any amount of corrective measures. This is also a serious issue because t does not only affect the land‚ but also the overall biodiversity of a place‚ especially when land is cleared for agriculture. A lot of indigenous flora and fauna is lost in the process. 3. Soil Pollution Soil Pollution is when the top-most ’soil’ layer of land is destroyed or polluted. Soil pollution is
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