Value of Biodiversity Flashcards
How money much do eagles bring into local areas?
up to £5 million in spending
How much money do eagles support in local area job income?
£1.4 - £2.4 million in income
How much is a male lion worth in Kenya (for 10 years)
~$3.5 million
How much money will trophy hunters in Tanzania pay to kill a lion?
up to $120,000
How much are elephants worth pa in Kenya?
$20,000
How much is the street price for ivory in Kenya?
$1000/kg
Where is more than a quarter of soil carbon found?
Held in peat bogs
How much carbon dioxide is released from damaged/ drained peatlands?
2 billion tonnes of CO2
Name 3 ecological functions of biodiversity
- Flood control
- Climate control
- photosynthesis
- nutrient cycling
- waste assimilation
Name direct values of biodiversity
Consumption Raw materials Fishing Game timber fuelwood recreation tourism medicine
Name 3 cultural values of biodiversity
cultural practises spiritual/ religious values recreation and ecotourism aesthetic value educational knowledge
How much money do pollinators bring into the annual global food production?
$235 - $577 BILLION
Name 3 biological indicators (bioindicators)
plankton fungi lichens earthworms nematodes ants termites
What do bioindicator species do?
Their sensitivity to the environment means changes in thier morphologyphysiology or behaviour can tell us about the state of the environment
How are lichens bioindicators?
they are sensitive to toxins in the air
different types of lichens have different susceptibility to air pollution - so the species present in a forest tells us about how clear the air is
