'Species loss' presentation slideshows

Chapter 56

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Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach. Chapter 8. Section 8-1. What role do humans play in the extinction of species?. Extinctions are natural but sometimes they increase sharply. Biological extinction occurs when a species can no longer be found anywhere on the earth.

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Species Recovery

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Extinction Cultures:

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Ch-37- Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment

Ch-37- Behavioral Adaptations to the Environment. Animal behavior- what an animal does when interacting with its natural environment Reflects evolution (natural selection as well) Behavior results from genes and environmental experiences (learning)

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Environmental Economics

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Community Attributes

Community Attributes. Kenneth M. Klemow, Ph.D. Wilkes University. Communities defined. Assemblage of interacting populations in an area. Typically categorized according to trophic level / functional group Size of communities varies Depends on size of species and degree of mobility

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Biodiversity tipping points and biodiversity -dependent socio -ecological systems

Biodiversity tipping points and biodiversity -dependent socio -ecological systems. Prof. Patricia Howard, University of Kent at Canterbury and Wageningen University, the Netherlands ( P.howard@kent.ac.uk ) Dr. Thomas Thornton, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford.

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Chapter 18 Human Threats to Biodiversity

Chapter 18 Human Threats to Biodiversity. Human Threats to Biodiversity: Introduction the number of species is unknown: estimates range from 10 million to 100 million ~1.4 million species have been catalogued, many of them are beetles!

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Bell Miner Associated Dieback in NSW Bell Miner Associated Dieback Working Group c/o Dept Environment and Climate Chang

Bell Miner Associated Dieback in NSW Bell Miner Associated Dieback Working Group c/o Dept Environment and Climate Change Coffs Harbour, NSW. BMAD is a form of Eucalypt dieback caused by phloem feeding insects called psyllids ( Glycaspis )

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Endangered Species of Utah

Endangered Species of Utah. By Melody Thieme. How do amimals become endangered?. Humans are largely responsible when animals become extinct, endangered or threatened. Here are some reasons why animals become endangered: Destruction of Habitat

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Figure 7.1

Figure 7.1.

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Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

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