PPT-Biodiversity -

the variety of living organisms within an ecosystem Review Q15 1 What causes the patchiness in the Biosphere Earth The Earth is patchy because it is made up of different environments land oceans lakes ice . The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl Agricultural biodiversity includes ecosystems animals plants and microorganisms related to food and agriculture Today most species of crops and domesticated livestock are the result of thousands of years of human intervention such as selective breed Achievements and challenges . . Dr. Amani . Alassaf. . Environment and natural resources Economist. University of Jordan. amani.alassaf@ju.edu.jo. Reflecting Biodiversity – Holistic approaches and regional adaptation . Emile Frisson, Director General, Bioversity International. Food Security in Africa – Bridging Research and Practice. Sydney, Australia 29 – 30 November 2012. Context. The Current Situation. Environmental Science. January 9, 2012. Ms Cilli. Chapter 10 Activity. Exotic Species. : . animals that are not native to an area. Objectives. Develop an organization that preserves the world’s . biodiversity. Prepared by Dakota Joiner & Lindsey bat Joseph for . Alexander College Writing and Learning Centre, April 2015.. Research source: . Krebs, Charles J. . Ecology, . 6. th. ed. Pearson. : San Francisco, 2009. . hotspots. of . primary. . producers. . at. the global . scale. Alice . Soccodato. In collaboration . with. : . d’. Ovidio. F, De Monte S, Levy M, . Follows. M, . Alvain. S. . L. iege. – Friday 17 May 2013. Trends . Within. . the. . Holocene. John Birks, Vivian Felde, and Alistair Seddon. University. . of. Bergen. ‘. Anthropocene. ’ has suddenly become a buzzword in ecology and biogeography in the last few years, despite no clear definition for its lower boundary. Current Status. Conservation Efforts. Challenges of Managing the Sector. Institutions Managing Forests and Biodiversity in Tamil Nadu. Key Policies and Programs. Impact of Climate Change on Forests and Biodiversity. Abstract. Question. Salinity kit. Soil testing kits. pH test (water and soil). Thermometer. Materials. Data. Conclusions. Our hypothesis was that if there is a change from freshwater to saltwater, then the tidal plant species in each area will differ. The data collected from our experiment helped support our hypothesis. In our findings we saw that in the freshwater location, there was a greater amount of biodiversity and the plants were generally larger. On the other hand, we saw that in the saltwater location, the banks had less biodiversity and consisted with only Phragmites. One explanation for this is for the fact that the abundance of freshwater in the freshwater location allowed for a large variety of large plants to live in this area. However, only a thin layer of freshwater on the surface of the water was present at the saltwater location, which minimized the diversity of plant life that could live in this area. This minimized the competition in this area, allowing it to be overrun by Phragmites plants. . Introduction. Considering how biodiversity is being lost, what are some possible ways that we could protect biodiversity?. Protecting Biodiversity. Explicit Instruction. Nations pass laws and sign international treaties that protect biodiversity.. Wednesday, February 1. st. , 2017. & Friday February 3. rd. , 2017. WHAT CAN WE DO? Eight Priorities for Protecting Biodiversity. Take immediate action . to . preserve. world’s biological . hot spots.. an . indicator species because they require clean water to thrive because they spend most of their life span in the river. [8] Most if not all life forms play a vital role in the Peconic River, and because of the nature of how dragonflies develop and mature it is important to monitor this species. Dragonflies have a significant and positive role in maintaining ecological homeostasis. Being extremely skilled fliers and having almost a complete 360 view, they keep pesky mosquitoes, disease-spreading . It is the variety of all the different living things and their homes on the planet. . BIO. . DIVERSITY. Bio= biological organisms . -living things!. diversity= the amount of variation.