Other Protection and Restoration Did you read the papers?!? Causes Transformations
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What is 85%?
___ Percent of endangered and threatened species are listed as such because of habitat loss.
100
What is the use of planting trees?
This is a restoration technique for mitigating eroding shorelines.
100
What is Habitat Destruction?
The number one reason for an organism to become endangered.
100
What is Urban Development?
An anthropogenic cause for habitat loss
100
What is Channelization?
This structural change to a water system will cause the flow to increase in speed.
200
What is a hydroelectric dam?
This was the cause of the extinction of the Kihansi Spray Toad from it's natural habitat?
200
What is Conservation Biology?
The synthetic discipline that applies biological principles to the maintenance of biodiversity
200
What is Salmonid or Galaxid?
A common fresh water fish sensitive to temperature changes.
200
What is Climate Change?
A global issue leading to warmer water.
200
What is Physical transformation?
A change in temperature or flow of water that can negatively impact a habitat.
300
What is Secondary Succession?
This occurs when an existing ecosystem recovers from a disturbance.
300
What is Land Ethic?
The ideology that humans have an ethical responsibility to preserve nature.
300
What is positive, negative?
The coral reef article found that - after 6 weeks of observation, fragmentation had _______ effects for damselfish and 75% removal of coral had ________ effects.
300
What is an increase in impermeable surfaces?
Leads to warmer waters, pollution and increased flow in a water system.
300
What is Chemical Transformation?
This transformation can occur directly or indirectly.
400
What is endemic?
Highly _________ taxa are most susceptible to extinction.
400
What is Species-Based Conservation?
This method of conservation has a tightly-focused goal of preserving specific targeted endangered species.
400
What are local and regional?
Urban Development article highlights importance of considering _______ and ______ factors when taking on conservation projects.
400
What is Forest Fires or Volcanoes?
An event known to wipe out kilometres of habitat.
400
What is soil erosion?
This is caused by increased water flow and can lead to degradation of aquatic habitat and land subsidence.
500
What is Erika Rose and Ryan Latendre?
The first and last names of the two people giving this presentation.
500
What is the Minimum Viable Population?
A reserve or protect habitat must be large enough to support the _______ ________ _________.
500
What is Southest Asia?
This region of rapid economic development has limited environmental regulations, causing it to be a major source of pollutants.
500
What is Fragmentation?
Alteration of a habitat resulting in spatial separation or discontinuity in an environment.
500
What is Cows (Their manure)?
This terrestrial species with the help of bacteria can have a major impact on oxygen levels in rivers, leading to an unsustainable habitat for fish.






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