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Importance of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Economic Growth and Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean An Economic Valuation of Ecosystems UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean A Biodiversity Super Power Basic facts on the Reports. 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 the variety of living organisms within an ecosystem.. Review Q#1-5. 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). . GEOSS Symposium: The Scientific Benefits of Data Sharing. 16 November 2009. Anthony C. Janetos, Director. Joint Global Change Research Institute. Chair, GOFC-GOLD. Outline. The context of ecosystem services. 4.2 pgs. 94 - 100. Biomes. A large geographical region with a specific range of temperatures and precipitation, and the organisms that are adapted to those conditions of temperature and precipitation. 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. Explain how biomes are characterized. Describe how net primary production varies among biomes. Explain how organisms are adapted to the conditions of their biomes. Describe the criteria ecologist use to classify aquatic systems. Case Study: Protecting Whales: A Success Story… So Far (1) . Cetaceans: Toothed whales and baleen whales. 8 of 11 major species hunted to commercial extinction by 1975. 1946: International Whaling Commission (IWC). Aquatic ecosystems are primarily determined by the ecosystem’s . salinity. . Salinity refers to the dissolved salt content of the water.. Aquatic ecosystems are divided into freshwater and marine ecosystems.. All seven species in danger through:. Trawler fishing. Destroyed many coral gardens that are turtle feeding grounds. Turtles hunted for leather. Eggs taken for food. Pollution of ocean water. Case Study: The Plight of Sea Turtles. INTRODUCTION Presented by. Dr.Anubha. Gupta. Faculty , S.S. in Commerce . Vikram. University. Useful for BBA(H)/B.COM(H)/M.COM and allied subject. Biodiversity. The term biodiversity was coined as a contraction of biological diversity by E.O. Wilson in 1985. . Biodiversity at regional level is better understood by categorizing species richness into four types. . Whittaker (1972). described three terms for measuring biodiversity over spatial scales: . alpha, beta, and gamma diversity. Latin America and the Caribbean:. An Economic Valuation of Ecosystems. UNDP. Latin America and the Caribbean: A Biodiversity Super Power. Basic facts on the Report’s methodology. A . sectoral. analysis based Report.