Human impact on biodiversity and ecosysytem loss Magdaléna Jilečková The English College in Prague Abstract Biodiversity and ecosystem are crucial issues that have an impact to the human well-being now and in the future. Biodiversity depends on many factors but the most influentive is the habitat loss which influences the biodiversity worldwide. Humans converts native areas into agriculture and industrial areas without realising how much impact
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4.3.1 State the arguments for preserving species and habitats. Why conserve biodiversity? The values of biodiversity can be classified as either direct values or indirect values (see pp.119-120 in the IB ESS Course Companion): • Direct values - can be (relatively) easily calculated • goods harvested & destroyed for consumption (eating) or sale in a market • generally physical commodities of some sort • private goods - value accrues to the owner of the resource • Examples:
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There are several important ways in which humans can slow biodiversity loss‚ although there is no way to bring back the species that have already gone extinct. Protecting Areas Creating protected areas where human activity is limited is the best way to prevent deforestation and exploitation of organisms and the resources they need to survive. In order to truly make a difference‚ much planning needs to go into the creation of a protected area. It needs to consider all elements of the ecosystem
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PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY IN STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH * CONTENTS: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. BIODIVERSITY OF U.P. 3. IN SITU AND EX-SITU CONSERVATION 4. AUTHORITIES FOR PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY 5. CONCLUSION 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. INTRODUCTION: India with her states is rich in biodiversity. The State of Uttar Pradesh although not that much biologically diversified nevertheless it has significant biodiversity. The main reason behind comparatively less biodiversity
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) Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora? • (a.)Biosphere Reserve • (b.) Botanical Garden • (c.) National Park • (d.) Wildlife Sanctuary In-situ biodiversity conservation (Natural Home) • In this case‚ you identify an area with high biodiversity (= this area has lot of number and variety of plants and animals) • And then‚ you isolate and protect this area from human activities by establishing a natural park/sanctuary/biosphere reserve etc.
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Title Besides serving as a social networking site‚ can Facebook facilitate the learning of AAB 101: Biodiversity in Natural Ecosystems for Year 1 Biology students? Introduction In this technology-based era‚ it is difficult to imagine how one would survive without it. We have become so reliant on technology that we are even depending on it to maintain social contact with our friends and acquaintances. With social networking sites‚ such as Facebook‚ people are able to plan events‚ share interesting
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BIODIVERISTY AND CONSERVATION OF PULICAT LAKE S.K. M.BASHA*‚ E.RAJYALAKSHMI‚ B.RATNESWARA RAO P. UMA MAHESHWARI drskmbasha@gmail.com‚ swathisayani@yahoo.co.in‚bratnashrao@yahoo.com‚mahepm@yahoo.com Assocate Professor and Research scholars‚ NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR Nellore Dist‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ India. The lagoon’s boundary limits range between 13.33° to 13.66° N and 80.23° to 80.25°E‚ with
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The Bio-geographic Classification for the Conservation of Biodiversity The Biogeographic Classification for the Conservation of Biodiversity are as follows: Biogeographic Zones of India: For the planning of conservation of biodiversity at the state and national levels‚ classifications of ecosystems are done based on biogeography. The biogeographical classification uses following four levels of planning: (1) The Biogeography Zone: It is a large distinctive unit of similar ecology‚ biome representation
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Biodiversity of the Indian Desert and it´s Value Amit Kotia and Ashwani Kumar Biotechnology Lab‚ Department of Botany University of Rajasthan‚ Jaipur – 302004 INDIA Abstract The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3’ and 30º12’ N latitude and 69º30’ and 78º17’ E longitude . The total land area of the state is about 3‚24‚239 km² ‚ out of which about 1‚98‚100 km² is arid and the rest semi arid. The physical features are characterized mainly by the Aravallis and to the some extent by
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Conservation is the protection and preservation of natural resources in the enviorment. the important renewable natural resources are air water soil wildlife and forests. Conservation is necessary for the following reasons: 1. ensure the protection of plant and animal species and to prevent their extinction‚ 2. maintain a stable and balanced ecosystem. This prevents disruption of natural cycles and global warming. 3. to ensure conservation of marine life as they are a major source of human
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