Chapter 1

Question 1

What is threatening Coral Reefs in Florida

Answer 1

Climate change, rising temps
Coral Bleaching
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease
nutrient pollution

Question 2

What is Coral Bleaching

Answer 2

the death of the photosynthetic colored algae which cover the coral. The coral receive food from these algae

Question 3

Conservation biology is sometimes called a “crisis science” how does this relate to extinctions.

Answer 3

The extinction rate is drastically accelerating in relation to the fossil record.

Question 4

What is Anthropocene

Answer 4

The time of man

Question 5

Other than extinction, what signs suggest population of wildlife are in trouble? Could you provide each of the terms

Answer 5

Extirpations, Biotic Homogenization , Population decay, Mass mortality event, Genetic Variation

Question 6

Extirpations

Answer 6

local extinction (grey wolves)

Question 7

Biotic Homogenization

Answer 7

invasive species (Emerald ashboar)

Question 8

Population decay

Answer 8

population size in decline (75% decline in insect biomass over 27 years) (2.9 billion birds lost since 1970)

Question 9

Mass mortality event

Answer 9

hundreds or thousands die in one event (pilot whale standing)

Question 10

Genetic Variation

Answer 10

population loss leads to loss of variation