21 - Biodiversity Conservation Flashcards

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“ecological system,” community of organisms in a given region. A specific region

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ecosystem

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environment in which a population or individual lives

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habitat

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living entity, one of a population

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organism

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populations in a particular environment

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community

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group of organisms of the same species living/mating in the same region (group of the same organism) ex. mountain goat, eagle etc in a mountain

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population

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Major community of organisms, system of ecosystems, identified by dominant plants - areas of similar vegetation

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biome

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range of abiotic factors within which an organism can survive

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range of tolerance

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upper and lower limits of the range of tolerance

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zone of physiological stress

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ideal conditions for species survival

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optimum range

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varied amount of life forms (among members of a population, and of species)

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biodiversity

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variability in genetic makeup among individuals of the same species

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genetic diversity

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12
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total number of different species in an area

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species diversity

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variety of ecosystems in an area

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ecosystem diversity

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area with high numbers of endemic species e.g., tropical forest

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biodiversity hot spot

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plant or animal species exclusive/confined to a specific area

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endemic species

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eliminated from part of their range - pushed into a different ecosystem (fox from alberta)

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extirpated

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Official, any indigenous species/subspecies near imminent extinction

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endangered

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when in low numbers

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ecologically extinct (aka might as well be extinct)

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model of dynamics and pressures of extinction (ex. humans make extinction faster)

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extinction vortex

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conceptual model of a shrinking biodiversity on Earth

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biodiversity value frameworks

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decadal goal (2011-2020), member nations tasked
with assessing and reducing biodiversity loss in their states

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United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

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ecosystems (including water) to be designated as protected areas by 2020

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Species at Risk Act (SARA) – Canadian legislation required by the CBD, finally passed (2002) + Aichi Targets