VI. Conservation Ecology

A. Resources 1. Renewable Can be replenished Can be replenished 2. Non-renewable Cannot be replenished

B. Land Resources 1. If managed properly, soil is renewable. Soil Erosion Soil Erosion Desertification Desertification

C. Forest Resources 1. Forests should also be renewable but can easily be misused. Deforestation Deforestation

D. Animal Resources 1. Animals, when properly hunted, are renewable Overfishing/Overhunting Overfishing/Overhunting Aquaculture/Farm Raising Aquaculture/Farm Raising

E. Biodiversity 1. Think about food webs: biodiversity is important to every organism in the web. 2. When there is a loss of biodiversity it results in extinction of threatened or endangered species.

F. Threats to Biodiversity 1. Habitat loss 2. Habitat fragmentation Abiotic & biotic Abiotic & biotic 3. Habitat degradation Pollution Pollution Biological Magnification Biological Magnification 4. Introduced species

G. Conservation Tactics 1. Sustainable use 2. Habitat corridors a strip of land that aids in the movement of species between disconnected areas of their natural habitat

G. Conservation Tactics 3. Reintroduction programs Grey Wolf Osprey

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