Lecture 14- Guest Lecture Flashcards
save the corals and sharks
1
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the ocean constitutes over — of the habitable space on the planet
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90%
2
Q
by the year 2100, without significant changes
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more than half of the world’s marine species may stand on the brink of extinction
3
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– of the world’s major marine ecosystems that underpin livelihoods have been degraded or are being used unsustainably
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60%
4
Q
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
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are essential to conserve the biodiversity of the oceans and to maintain productivity, especially of fish stocks
5
Q
approximately 12% of the land area is protected compared to — of the world’s ocean and adjacent seas
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1%
6
Q
endangered species
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- corals
- sharks
- rays
7
Q
the big 8
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- Porifera
- Cnidaria
- Platyhelminthes
- Annelida
- Mollusca
- Anthropoda
- Echinodermata
- Tunicata (chordata)
