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Who is considered the father of conservation biology?

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Michael Soule

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Why is reverend FO morris an important figure in the development of the discipline of Conservation biology?

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recognized decline in shorebirds due to hunting and promoted an early conservation ethic

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Which of the following was NOT a noted figure in the romantic-transandentle tradition?

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John James Audobon

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Which of the following is one of the normative postulates of conservation biology?

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  1. Biological Diversity is good and should be preserved
  2. Untimely extinctions are bad
  3. Evolution and variation is good
  4. Ecological complexity should be maintained
  5. Biotic diversity has intrinsic value
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Which of the following is definable as “ways in which we as human beings receive direct or indirect benefit from biological diversity. In theory, these could be quantified in an economic model

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instrumental value

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Which of kellerts values can be described as follows; definition; strong emotional attachment and love
Funtion; bonding, sharing, companionship

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humanistic

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Biocentrism ethic

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our moral obligation extends beyond humans to include all living beings. This obligation is direct, not merely indirect obligation to the living beings via humans.

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What type of sociological survey is required under the National Enviromental Policy Act? (NEPA)

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Biodiversity valuation

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What do you call a trait shared by related organisms and not observed outside the group?

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clade

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Attributes of biodiversity from the NOSS diagram

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  • Functional
  • Structural
  • Compositional
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Kuznets curve
X=
Y=

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X= Per capita income
Y= Enviromental Degredation
Bell curve: left enviro worsens, right improves

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Which species definition is associated with the concepts of rewilding?

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ecological species

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What US law utilizes the concept of the “evolutionary significant unit’ ESU

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endangered species act

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From brooks paper, what does ‘EBA’ mean?

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Endemic Bird Area

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What is a tipui?

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a sky island

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The palouse prarie is a unique and critical category of habitat according to what global metric for prioritizing biodiversity conservation

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Ecoregion

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What does the shannan index tell us

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annon diversity index to a value between 0 and 1. Note that lower values indicate more diversity while higher values indicate less diversity. Specifically, an index value of 1 means that all groups have the same frequency.

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Species richness equation

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umber of species found in a sample. … D = s √N where s equals the number of different species represented in your sample, and N equals the total number of individual organisms in your sample.

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What defines a hot spot other than having 1500 plant species?

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a region must have lost at least 70 percent of its original natural vegetation, usually due to human activity.

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Three origins of conservation biology in history

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  1. Indigenous nation
    - easter island, people here used fire as an advantage
  2. Expresssion of privlage
    - game parks for hiking
  3. Preservation of landscapes
    - national parks and reserves
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What is a crisis discipline?

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threats are so fast moving that decisions are forced to to make decisions without data or enough info

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Whats the issue with crisis disciplines?

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Hard to justify decision to stakeholders.

decsions may be incorrect and irreversable

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The 4 normative postulates

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Biodiversity is good
evolution is good
complexity is good
biodiversity has intrinsic value

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IUCN 3 categoires

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critically endangered
endangered
vulnerable

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IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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NEPA (National Policy Act)
The first key piece of enviromental legislation. Signed under nixon admin. Reqires federal projects to be reviewed for environmental impacts
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CatEx
Catagorical Exclusion | No significant impact therefore no further review
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EA + FONSI
Enviromental Assessment. and Finding of NO Significant Impact a concise list of activities and alternatives. Public can review.
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DEIS, FEIS+ ROD
when it leads to significant enviromental impacts, must have a Draft and final Enviromental Impact Statement. Must show ways to mitigate or find alternatives. Record of Decision is part of the final
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Weakness of NEPA
no public participation, just feedback | Decison does not have to be the least environmental impact
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Magnuson- Stevens Fishery
promotes sustainable fish and marine resource 8 management councils no fishing 200 miles off US coast
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Marine Mammal Protection Act
concervvation for marine mammals | NOAA fisheries implemented
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Migratory Birds Act
Illegal to kill or take migratory birds
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Clean air and water act
rollbacks due to trump admin
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ESA
Endangered species act. Origiannly in 1966 5 million for habitat list of species from interior secretary 1972 strengthened and removed loopholes ecosystem preservation federal offence
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Snail Darter Case
a small fish in tenesee stopped a 78 million dollar hydropower project Demonstrated the power of the act and not just for charismatic species or overruled my money
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God Squad
comittee formed after snail darted case to possibly overrule ESA protection in instances of economic conflict
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Vertebrates, invertebrates and plants
Vertebrates: listed at the distinct population level Animals are protected on public and private land Plants only on public or if permits are involved Hybrids case by case main 3 can be listed at species and subspecies level
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Mann and Plummer
play god
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Alpha DIversity
Diversity within one single site
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Species Richness
total number of species not individuals
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Dissimmilarity
``` 1= completely different 0= identical ```
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Phylogenetically unique
unique genetic lineage like playpus or coelacanth
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Biologically sensitive species
mayflies, stoneflies etc utilized in EPT index
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Flagship Species
Symbos for public awareness such as panda bear
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Noss et al 3 categories
Structural, functional and compositional
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4 levels of Noss paper
Genetic (center) Population/species community/ ecosystem Landscape
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Elrich Identity
relationship between popluation size, affluence and technological development Impact = pop X affluence X technology
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Noss Examples
Genetic: interbreeding/ depression Pop/species: fertility, sex ratio Community/ ecosystem: fire frequency and intensity Landscape: soil nutrient cycling
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Biological Species Concept
reporductively isolated from others because of interbreeding
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Limitations of BSC
some species can interbreed (LIGER, ASS, Mexican wolves and coyotes) some don't breed sexually
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Ecologicaly Species concept
species that inhabit the same place and perform the same niche
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Limitations of the ESC
ignores patterns of evolution. niches and roles are hard to define because they may be more critical than thought
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Synapomorphy
triai shared by a clade of related organisms and not observed outside that clade.
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Unified Species Concept
trats species as segments of seperately evolving metapopulations
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evolutionary significant unit
a population of organisms considered distinct for purposed of conservation
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Value vs ethic
Value: general basis for estimating worth Ethic: systematic organization of value
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3 values
Instrumental, intrinsic and no use
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Instrumental value
how humans recieve direct or indirect benefit from biological diversity
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Intrinsic value
assign value to nature that has no human benefit
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No use value
no consumption of natural resources
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three of kellerts values
Aesthetic, humanistic, dominionistic
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Aesthetic value
physical appeal and beauty of nature | inspiration, harmony and security
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Humanistic
strong emotinal attatchment and love | bonding, sharing and companionship
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Dominionistic
Mastery, physical control and dominance | mechanical skills, prowess subdue
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Judeo Christian stweardship
Gods creation is good and we much protect it
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Ecocentrism
the interconnected system has intrinsic value and we are a part of it. Aldo leopold
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Biocentrism
all living things have inherent moral worth | underpinning of the animal rights movement
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AFONSI
enviromental assesment
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Cites
Convention on International trade in endangered species
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CITES three categories
Appendix 1: no trade at all Appendix 2: not limited, potential endangerment, non detrimental take permot Appendix 3: protected in specific countries
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Sociological surveys (2)
Cost benefit: asses costs and weigh against potential benefit Willingness to pay: how much consumers would pay for a benefit to see how valuable it is
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3 CATEGORIES OF RED LIST
critictally engandered, endangered and vulnerable
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What is needed for it to be listed critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable
CE: >= 90% reduction in population size E: >=70% V:>=50% all must need to know the cause of decline and how to mitigate. OVER 10 years or 3 Generations
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Habitat Conservation program
private or coorperation on land as host a currently listed threatened or endangered species
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Candidate conservation agreement
not yet listed species but is working to prevent its future listing.
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Three of Brooks Biodivrsity Prioritaztion
CE: Crisis Ecoregion (reactive) BH: Biodiversity hotspots (reactive top) EBA: Endemic Bird area (both)
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Crisis Ecoregion
threat to biodiversity plants and aniamls
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Biodiversity hotspot
significant levels of biodiversity but threatened due to human habitation
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Endemic Bird Area
areas where endemic birds are protected

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