Plant Conservation Flashcards
1
Q
What is the number of species tagged on earth? How many are marine?
A
- 8.7 million
- 2.2 million
2
Q
How many land species and marine species in the world still remain undiscovered?
A
- land: 86%
- marine: 91%
3
Q
What is the conservation aim?
A
to maintain viable population of plant species in the long term and to prevent plant species from becoming extinct, either locally, regionally, or globally
4
Q
What ecosystem services are provided by plants?
A
- provisioning services
- supporting services
- regulating services
- cultural services
5
Q
What are the provisioning services?
A
- food production
- fresh water
- wood and fibre
- fuel
- biochemicals
- genetic resources
6
Q
What are the supporting services?
A
- nutrient cycling
- soil formation
- primary production
- habitat provision
7
Q
What are the regulating services?
A
- climate regulation
- flood regulation
- water purification
- disease regulation
8
Q
What are cultural services?
A
- educational
- spiritual and religious
- recreational and tourism
- aesthetic
9
Q
What are the 5 important drivers of plant extinction?
A
- habitat loss and fragmentation
- introduction of exotic species
- climate change
- over-exploitation
- pollution
10
Q
What are the strategies for plant conservation?
A
- create space for plants
- improve environmental quality for plants (both designated for conservation and in the surrounding landscape matrix)
- develop a specific plant species conservation policy
- enlarge the social basis for plant conservation through education, information, and participation
