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Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Seventh EditionReece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey
Chapter 38 Conservation BiologyIntroduction
Over the past century, wild tiger populations have been reduced from about 100,000 to 3,200.
Tigers are threatened by
– declining habitat,
– poaching, and
– human populations encroaching into their habitat.
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Chapter 38: Big Ideas
The Loss of Biodiversity Conservation Biologyand Restoration Ecology
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THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY
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Biodiversity has three levels:
1. ecosystem diversity,
2. species diversity, and
3. genetic diversity.
38.1 Loss of biodiversity includes the loss of ecosystems, species, and genes
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As natural ecosystems are lost, so are essential services, including
– productivity of natural environments for human food supplies and
– the purification of water used by cities.
38.1 Loss of biodiversity includes the loss of ecosystems, species, and genes
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Video: Coral Reef
Figure 38.1A
At present, scientists have described and formally named about 1.8 million species.
– It is difficult to estimate species loss.
– Species loss may be 1,000 times higher than at any time in the past 100,000 years.
– Extirpation is the loss of a single population of a species.
– Extinction is the irreversible loss of all populations of a species.
38.1 Loss of biodiversity includes the loss of ecosystems, species, and genes
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Because of the network of community interactions among populations of different species within an ecosystem,
– the loss of one species
– can negatively affect the species richness of an ecosystem.
38.1 Loss of biodiversity includes the loss of ecosystems, species, and genes
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Genetic diversity of a species is reduced if
– local populations are lost and
– the total number of individuals declines.
38.1 Loss of biodiversity includes the loss of ecosystems, species, and genes
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Figure 38.1D
38.2 CONNECTION: Habitat loss, invasive species, overharvesting, pollution, and climate change are major threats to biodiversity
Human alteration of habitats poses the greatest threat to biodiversity.
Habitation alteration is caused by
– agriculture,
– urban development,
– forestry,
– mining, and
– environmental pollution.
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Figure 38.2A
Invasive species rank second behind habitat destruction as a threat to biodiversity.
Invasive species
– compete with native species,
– prey on native species, and
– parasitize native species.
38.2 CONNECTION: Habitat loss, invasive species, overharvesting, pollution, and climate change are major threats to biodiversity
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Figure 38.2B
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Overexploitation is the third major threat to biodiversity. Overharvesting has threatened
– rare trees,
– reduced populations of tigers, Galápagos tortoises, whales, and rhinoceroses, and
– depleted wild populations of game fish.
38.2 CONNECTION: Habitat loss, invasive species, overharvesting, pollution, and climate change are major threats to biodiversity
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38.2 CONNECTION: Habitat loss, invasive species, overharvesting, pollution, and climate change are major threats to biodiversity
Human activities produce diverse pollutants that may affect ecosystems far from their source.
– The water cycle transfers pollutants from terrestrial to aquatic ecosystems.
– The release of chemicals into the atmosphere promoted the thinning of the ozone layer.
Biological magnification concentrates synthetic toxins that cannot be degraded by microorganisms.
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Figure 38.2E
Concentrationof PCBs
Herringgull eggs124 ppm
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38.3 CONNECTION: Rapid warming is changing the global climate
The scientific debate about global warming is over.
Increased global temperatures caused by rising concentrations of greenhouse gases are changing climate patterns with grave consequences.
– Global temperature has risen 0.8°C in the last 100 years.
– 0.6°C of that increase occurred in the last three decades.
– 2 to 4.5°C increases are likely by the end of the 21st century.
– Temperature increases are not distributed evenly.
– Precipitation patterns are changing too.
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38.4 CONNECTION: Human activities are responsible for rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
Much of the rapid warming is the result of burning fossil fuels.
– Atmospheric CO2 did not exceed 300 ppm for 650,000 years.
– The preindustrial concentration was below 300 ppm.
– Atmospheric CO2 is approximately 385 ppm today.
– High levels of methane and nitrous oxide also trap heat.
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38.5 Global climate change affects biomes, ecosystems, communities, and populations
Climate change in western North America has spawned catastrophic wildfires.
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38.5 Global climate change affects biomes, ecosystems, communities, and populations
The greatest impact of global climate change is affecting organisms that live at
– high latitudes and
– high elevations.
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38.5 Global climate change affects biomes, ecosystems, communities, and populations
Warming oceans threaten coral reef communities.
Earlier arrival of warm temperatures in the spring is disturbing ecological communities.
– Birds and frogs have begun their breeding periods earlier.
– Migratory birds may experience mismatches, arriving after peak food availability has already passed.
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38.5 Global climate change affects biomes, ecosystems, communities, and populations
Climate change has also
– increased the range of disease-carrying mosquitoes and
– enabled bark beetles to reproduce faster, promoting the destruction of millions of acres of conifers in western North America.
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38.6 EVOLUTION CONNECTION: Climate change is an agent of natural selection
Phenotypic plasticity
– has minimized the impact of global climate change on some species, and
– cases of microevolutionary changes have been observed.
– The rapidity of the environmental changes makes it unlikely that evolutionary processes will save many species from extinction.
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In Europe, the great tit bird
– has shifted its breeding season earlier, in an example of directional selection,
– favoring individuals that lay their eggs sooner, and
– better matching the earlier emergence of caterpillars.
38.6 EVOLUTION CONNECTION: Climate change is an agent of natural selection
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Figure 38.6A
In the Yukon Territory of Canada,
– where the spring temperatures have increased by about 2°C,
– red squirrels have begun breeding earlier in the spring.
38.6 EVOLUTION CONNECTION: Climate change is an agent of natural selection
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Figure 38.6B
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND RESTORATION ECOLOGY
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38.7 Protecting endangered populations is one goal of conservation biology
Conservation biology is a goal-driven science that seeks to
– understand and
– counter the rapid loss of biodiversity.
Some conservation biologists direct their efforts at
– protecting populations and
– increasing endangered populations.
– Threats posed by human activities are also assessed.
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38.7 Protecting endangered populations is one goal of conservation biology
The black-footed ferret in the United States
– is one of three ferret species worldwide and the only ferret found in North America,
– was reduced to just 18 individuals,
– has been bred in captivity, and
– was reintroduced into the wild.
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Figure 38.7A
38.7 Protecting endangered populations is one goal of conservation biology
In Hawaii, the silversword plants once abundant on the cinder cone of the volcano Mauna Kea
– were bred in greenhouses and
– reintroduced to reestablish wild populations.
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Figure 38.7B
38.8 Sustaining ecosystems and landscapes is a conservation priority
Conservation efforts are increasingly aimed at sustaining
– ecosystems and
– landscapes, a regional assemblage of interacting ecosystems.
Landscape ecology is the application of ecological principles to the study of the structure and dynamics of a collection of ecosystems.
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38.8 Sustaining ecosystems and landscapes is a conservation priority
Edges between ecosystems have distinct sets of features and species.
The increased frequency and abruptness of edges caused by human activities can increase species loss.
Movement corridors connecting isolated habitats may be helpful to fragmented populations.
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38.9 Establishing protected areas slows the loss of biodiversity
To establish parks, wilderness areas, and other legally protected reserves, conservation biologists are applying their understanding of
– population,
– ecosystem, and
– landscape dynamics.
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38.9 Establishing protected areas slows the loss of biodiversity
Choosing locations for protection often focuses on biodiversity hot spots, relatively small areas with
– a large number of endangered and threatened species, and
– an exceptional concentration of endemic species, those that are found nowhere else.
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Figure 38.9A
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Migratory species pose a special problem for conservationists.
– Monarch butterflies occupy many areas.
– Sea turtles travel great distances.
38.9 Establishing protected areas slows the loss of biodiversity
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38.10 Zoned reserves are an attempt to reverse ecosystem disruption
Zoned reserves are undisturbed wildlands surrounded by buffer zones of compatible economic development.
Costa Rica has established many zoned reserves.
Ecotourism
– is travel to natural areas for tourism and recreation and
– has become an important source of revenue for conservation efforts.
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Figure 38.10A
National Parks and Reserves
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38.11 CONNECTION: The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative seeks to preserve biodiversity by connecting protected areas
The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
– created a string of parks and reserves in a 3,200-km wildlife corridor,
– extends from Alaska south across Canada to northern Wyoming,
– included the reintroduction of wolf populations, considered a keystone species in this region, and
– sparked angry protests from some ranchers.
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38.12 CONNECTION: The study of how to restore degraded habitats is a developing science
Restoration ecology uses ecological principles to restore degraded areas to their natural state, a process that may include
– detoxifying polluted ecosystems,
– replanting native vegetation, and
– returning waterways to their natural course.
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38.12 CONNECTION: The study of how to restore degraded habitats is a developing science
Large-scale restoration projects attempt to restore damaged landscapes.
The Kissimmee River Restoration Project in Florida is
– restoring river flow and wetlands and
– improving wildlife habitat.
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38.13 Sustainable development is an ultimate goal
Sustainable development
– seeks to improve the human condition while conserving biodiversity,
– depends on increasing and applying ecological knowledge, and
– values our linkages to the biosphere.
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38.13 Sustainable development is an ultimate goal
We are most likely to
– save what we appreciate and
– appreciate what we understand.
Now is the time to
– aggressively pursue more knowledge about life and
– work toward long-term sustainability.
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You should now be able to
1. Describe the three components of biodiversity.
2. Describe the greatest current threats to biodiversity, providing examples of each.
3. Describe the process of biological magnification.
4. Describe the causes and consequences of global warming.
5. Explain why the efforts to save the black-footed ferret and silversword plant from extinction are a good model for future conservation efforts.
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You should now be able to
6. Describe the goals of landscape ecology. Describe the significance of edges and movement corridors in maintaining biodiversity.
7. Describe the significance of biodiversity hotspots.
8. Explain how zoned reserves are being used to protect ecosystems.
9. Describe the goals of the Yukon to Yellowstone Initiative.
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You should now be able to
10. Describe the goals and methods of restoration ecology.
11. Explain why sustainable development should be the ultimate goal for the long-term maintenance of human societies and the ecosystems that support them.
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