maintaining ecosystems & biodiversity Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
threats to biodiversity (HIPPO)
A
- habitat destruction
- invading species
- population increase
- pollution
- overexploitation
2
Q
list 6 ways to reduce negative effects on ecosystems and biodiversity
A
- 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 by governments
- recycling resources instead of dumping waste in landfill
- cloning plant species
3
Q
list 4 issues with maintaining biodiversity
A
- 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