PPT-Why different species?

Why are there 4740 species of frogs in the world instead of 1 frog Speciation Making a species through evolution What defines a species Species a group of organisms that can interbreed. (ESA). Administered by:. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (. FWS. ). Protected Resources. . Listed endangered and threatened . flora and fauna. Designated critical habitat. Candidate. species . Receive no statutory protection, but are conserved through other programs and voluntary agency actions . Beneficial vs. Harmful. Questions to be answered. What are some native species that are beneficial to the environment?. What are some introduced species that are beneficial to the environment?. What are some native species that are harmful to the environment?. P. RACTICAL EXPERIENCES. KURT MERG. WDFW . for. MEL ASHER and JERRY BENSON. BFI Native Seeds, Moses Lake, Washington. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Goals:. Protect Soil . Protect Water. Provide Habitat for Wildlife. Species. Are species real?. How do we define a species?. Is there one “right” species concept that will be applicable to all organisms? . What is the difference between a theoretical species concept and a operational species concept?. Second Species: Key Ideas. Rhythmic Values: Wholes in . c.f. /halves in . Cpt. Downbeats MUST be consonances. Weak beats can be consonance or dissonance. Any weak-beat dissonance . must = a Passing Tone. Frederik Leliaert. Olivier De Clerck. Content. Use. of DNA in . evolutionary. . and. . ecological. studies. Species concept. Delineating. species . using. DNA. Applications of molecular techniques. in . different . animal. groups. 3/4 of all animals . (>1 million species) . are insects!. 1,400,000 animal sp.. 320,000 plant sp.. Estimated # of tropical species . (based on birds) . = 2-3 x temperate =. “Both in space and time, we seem to be brought somewhat near to that great fact—that mystery of mysteries—the first appearance of new beings on this Earth.”. — Darwin. What is a species?. Biological species concept. P. RACTICAL EXPERIENCES. KURT MERG. WDFW . for. MEL ASHER and JERRY BENSON. BFI Native Seeds, Moses Lake, Washington. Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Goals:. Protect Soil . Protect Water. Provide Habitat for Wildlife. avoiding direct competition.. encouraging mutualistic interactions.. enabling prey to hide from predators.. creating new resources.. allowing abiotic factors, such as climate or nutrient availability, to influence the community.. EPBC RP WH Ramsar SoP Research and monitoring to contribute to the development and implementation of other recovery plans action plans and threat abatement plans EPBC TAP AP RP Comprehensive surveys o Campbell . and Reece. Speciation. process by which one species splits into 2 or more species. Speciation explains both the diversity of life and the unity of living things.. Speciation : forms bridge between:. Department of Fish and Wildlife. Species that are threatened with extinction . Department of Fish and Wildlife. What endangered species are found in Washington?. Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can type answers here or on a whiteboard. . Microevolution to Macroevolution. Biological Species . Reproductive Isolation. A group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed in nature and produce viable, fertile offspring. The existence of biological factors (barriers) that impede members of two species from producing viable, fertile, offspring.