Identify which of the followingwm tc y f-i/ hwbqoj6i2.zy3elv4t15) is an example of habitat conservation.

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  Identify which of the following is an important factor:wlig .h va1;r for designing a protected area for specri.h: g1wv;l aies.

  Figure: A sign about Nosp eos7vgseu-tyz a0 qw4, 34-rth Atlantic right whales


The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is critically endangered.

Suggest a technocentric method to save this species from extinction.

  
Describe the main focus or goal of saving an endangered habitat like the Amazon rainforest.

  Figure: Ailurus fulgens (red panda) eating bawfd.f-7kie:c 3 nc8*s lj v.j)lb*rtbmboo


Identify an ethical argument for preserving Ailurus fulgens (red panda).

  Explain the idea that the environment has an inyikt 5ry/,e lzrgh/ r4s 54fc0trinsic value.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually applied to design nature rese2p m9lhg0xiv1k.p , hp 7;fatnrx 7l ng;p90tpfm k12p,a.vhi hves.

State which of the following is not accurate in its application of the principles to the design of a reserve.

  Fact file on the grey wolf (Canis lupu32 u.w hn- qvb+/czuibs)

Wolves occur naturally in North America and Eurasia.
Wolves prey on wild animals such as deer, boar and hares, keeping their population numbers in check.
Wolves may prey on domestic animals such as sheep, causing an economic loss to the sheepherder.
A mature female wolf may give birth to 6-8 pups yearly.
Wolves are territorial, claiming a large area of land for their pack.
Humans have hunted wolves to extinction in several countries.
Most countries in the European Union now protect the wolf by law.
Since 2015, wolves have returned to The Netherlands, a small, densely populated northern European country.
Approximately 20% of the land area in The Netherlands is protected in some way or another.
Identify a factor that may limit the growth of the wolf population in The Netherlands.

  Deduce which of the following isj+ 9mlxm2zity0x or)) a ‘keystone’ species.

  State how the role of an intergovernmental organization like the UNEP is dif twume 9xi82rc +,5vzfferent from the role of non-governmental organisations like the WWF and Greew+ x9 i5 8t,m2rfvzcuenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas* qsh /jmjzxp 9w6su; mpg6v-4 for a nature reserve is most likely to succeed in conserving vwxsqm;s gz/m4p9*u66h jp-j biodiversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor that is not a way to incrz0nowr t47 y16z4f9nfh2qp frease sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two samples of Willow Creek3kg tn)bg tb/7


Use the formula to calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the north sample.

  Figure: Species data for species sampled in twn ;m4(fx8p1eazh6x7 zkc t4fco parts of Willow Creek


Willow Creek runs north to south past Happy City. Ecologists want to investigate the effect the city is having on the diversity of the Willow Creek ecosystem.

Calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the locations north and south of the city to determine the effect of the city on the creek.