maintaining ecosystems & biodiversity

Question 1

threats to biodiversity (HIPPO)

Answer 1

habitat destruction
invading species
population increase
pollution
overexploitation

Question 2

list 6 ways to reduce negative effects on ecosystems and biodiversity

Answer 2

-breeding programmes for endangered species
-protection and regeneration of rare habitats
-re-introducing field margins and hedgerows on farmland where monocultures are grown
-reducing deforestation and co2 emissions
-recycling resources instead of dumping waste in landfill
-cloning plant species

Question 3

list 4 issues with maintaining biodiversity

Answer 3

-costs of programmes, money may be prioritised by governments for other things
-effects on the local economy
-protecting food security, organisms are seen as pests by farmers so are killed so more food produced but this can affect biodiversity
-development of society, land with high biodiversity has to be used sometimes