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1
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Species Vulnerability Factors (9)

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  1. Rarity
  2. Generation Time
  3. Reliance on Key Stone Species / Resources
  4. Genetic Loss & Degradation
  5. Invasive Species
  6. Over exploitation
  7. Habitat Loss
  8. Environmental Pollution
  9. Global Climate Change
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Micro evolution

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Short term changes in allele frequencies within a population (mutation, selections, gene flow, genetic drift)

Ex: Covid 19 Variants

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Macro evolution

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Evolution about species level..

.. change across greater phylogenetic levels

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4
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Biodiversity Threats (6)

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  1. Extinction
  2. Local Extinction
  3. Regional Extinction
  4. Extirpation
  5. Endemic
  6. Local Endemic
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Extinction (s)

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Permanent disappearance of a species

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Local Extinction (s)

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Disappearance from a specific area

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Regional extinction (s)

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Disappearance from significant portion of range

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Endemic (s)

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Unique to a particular area, usually region of speciation

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Extirpation (s)

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Can be synonymous to local extinction

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Local Endemic (s)

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Species restricted to a small area

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Biome

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Natural assemblage of plants and animals shaped by common patterns of vegetation and climate

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Barrier Types (3)

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  1. Corridor
  2. Filter
  3. Sweepstake Route
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13
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Corridor

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Large expanses covering multiple habitats

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14
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Filter

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Some organisms can disperse, some cannot

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15
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Sweepstake route

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Chance dispersal to isolated sites

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16
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IUCN Red List

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  • compiles global data on species status
  • designed to show trends in overall extinction risk
  • criticized for “lacking measures to assess status”
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17
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Green List

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  • provides an objective approach to assessing species recovery
    (specific species)(improving species & locations)
18
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Karl & Bowen (Geopolitical Taxonomy)

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  • taxonomic rank is important criterion for establishing conservation priorities.

Ex: debate over Black Sea turtles (endangered) & Green Sea Turtles (threatened)

(Species / Subspecies etc)

19
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Geopolitical Species (s)

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Groups of individuals confined to geographical or politically defined areas and accorded species status independent of morphological, genetic, & reproductive criteria

20
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O’Brien & Mayr

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  • endangered species act (ESA) specifically protects 3 categories of biological taxa: species, subspecies, and populations
  • O’Brien and Mayr point out flaws in the rationale and cite 4 specific instances where enforcement of this policy would jeopardize efforts to recover species listed as endangered
21
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Biodiversity Hierarchy

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  • genetic
  • organismal
  • ecological
22
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Genetic (s)

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Alleles- gene complexes-chromosome- individual-population

23
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Organismal (s)

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Population - species - community

24
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Ecological (s)

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Ecosystem-ecoregion- province- biome

25
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Species diversity

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Species richness defined as number species per unit area, if weighed by measure of importance (abundance, size,productivity)

29
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Types of Distribution Patterns (3)

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  1. Continuous
  2. Disjunct
  3. Endemic
30
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Continuous

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Cosmopolitan species

31
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Disjunct

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Represented by evolutionary relics, climatic relics, and habitat relics

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Endemic

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Reflect isolation and stability of a particular taxa

33
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Biodiversity Hotspots

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Areas of greatest biodiversity AND likelihood of loss

  1. Mesoamerica
  2. Japan
  3. New Zealand
  4. Caribbean islands
  5. Southwest Australia
34
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Value of biodiversity

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Use and non-use

35
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Use

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Direct contact and / or use of resources

  • consumptive (timber harvest, hunting, etc)
  • non-consumptive (open space = ecotourism)
36
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Non use

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  1. Pollination
  2. Pest control
  3. Soil stabilization
  4. water quality
  5. Carbon sequestration
37
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Modes of transportation (7)

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  1. Stowaways
  2. Agriculture
  3. Commerce
  4. Recreation
  5. Scientific research
  6. Biological control
  7. Large scale infrastructure
38
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What allows a species to become invasive (3)

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  1. Broad environmental tolerance
  2. Darwin’s “neutralization hypothesis”
  3. local adaptation
39
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Impacts of Invasives (5)

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  1. Ecosystem modification
  2. Resource competition
  3. Herbivory
  4. Pathogens & parasites
  5. Predation
40
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So what can we do

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Exclude
Monitor
Maintenance management

42
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Spatial Richness Patterns

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Species richness separated into spatial components

  • Alpha diversity
  • Beta diversity
43
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Alpha Diversity

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Number of species in a homogeneous area

44
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Beta Diversity

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Rate of change between sites or across environmental gradient

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