PPT-Invasion, Biodiversity, and Conservation: What Are They and How Are They Connected?

Laura Hancock MS student University of Massachusetts Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program Picture httpwwwjzenvironmentalbizinvasivespeciesphp Overview Invasion Stinson Lab Research. 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 The. . . boring. The Invasion of. The. . . boring. BLOCK. . HEADS. Elijah Miller. The Invasion of. The. . . boring. BLOCK. . HEADS. PLAY. It was a great day in Block Head World until…. The boring blockheads came…. fluorescens. Roland Mathis & Rosanna Chau. HMC 2012. Wrinkly spreader/fuzzy (pompom). Wrinkly wart. Smooth (marshmallow) . Camille and Christina. Wrinkly spreader. Smooth . Rosanna and Isabella. Roland. Attitudes and practices have changed dramatically through time. 1912 Animal Damage Control Act . “. ... to promulgate the best methods of eradication, suppression and control of mountain lions, wolves, coyotes, bobcats, prairie dogs, gophers, ground squirrels, jack rabbits and other animals [eagles and other raptors] injurious to agriculture." . By: Dhruv Garg . 6th Hour. What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?. Invasion planned by CIA in an attempt to overthrow new Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro. 1,400 trained Cuban exiles, Brigade 2506, were trained by the CIA in Guatemala. 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. Yvonne . Feng. and Kelly Pham. Outline. Background. Motivation. Introduction to our models. Different Invasion Problems. Limitations of our models. Future Work. Background . Native habitat: China. Prolific (spawns rapidly). Unit 3: Resource Sustainability. What is Biodiversity?. Short for “biological diversity,” is the number of different species in a given area. Biodiversity hotspots. Why is it important? Why should we care? . Saving the Siberian Tiger. Siberian tigers are one of five remaining tiger subspecies.. In the early 20th century, hunting and habitat loss reduced the wild population to just 20–30 animals.. Conservation efforts have helped the wild population rebound to 450–500 today.. 20 . million species. . of organisms. But, of which only . 1.4 . million . species . have been . identified so far. . These . species differ widely from . one another. . This . variation . in living organisms is called . BIODIVERSITY Our planet-earth (biosphere) contains more than 20 million species of organisms. But, of which only 1.4 million species have been identified so far. These species differ widely from Scottish Natural Heritage. Three phases. Nature conservation and environmental bodies from five countries (England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales) and the River . R. estoration Centre. Led by Scottish Natural Heritage under the auspices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. 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. . . and Sustainable Forest Management. GEF Expanded Constituency Workshop. March 22 – 24, 2011. Kyiv, Ukraine. Biodiversity. Goal. : the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance of ecosystem goods and services.