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Flashcards by katy.lynock, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by katy.lynock
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The Burren (Irish Republic) 6 | Unique mix 4 floral communities Arctic + Alpine + Mediterranean + Atlantic Gulf stream - mild winters even on high hills Limestone absorbs heat in summer and radiates in winter Year round rain - grass grows constantly even in winter Cattle moved in summer = growth in peak flower season eg Dryas octopetola Mountain Avens |
| Why conserve the Burren 3 | Not natural - should be ash and hawthorn Active measures made to prevent natural succession Strategy more anthropocentric not ecocentric |
| Scottish Highlands 8 | Largely artificial landscape Scottish pines felled Crofting communities exited by English lords for sheep grazing Sheep to red deer and grouse Regen of Scot pine stopped by deer eating young saplings and heather burning Red deer are needed to be culled |
| Scottish Highlands - Glen Tanar 5 | Scottish pine wood No deer, any that enter are culled Big deer fence Refuge for major refforestation - wild cat, pine marten, red squirrel |
| Scottish Highlands - Reintroduction 2 | Successful for sea eagles and ospreys Cold be used for wolves and Cairngorm deer |
| Scottish Highlands - Conflicting Conservational Priorities 4 | Flora on hills - little interference but sensitive to global warming Want to replant Scottish pines Want to prevent drainage and commercial planting Ramblers want year round access = path erosion |
| Eco-actions 3 | Aims to balance economic costs vs benefits to spp diversity Climate change = moves optimal habitats - can species migrate? Main conservation priority to purchase land to save it from development |
| Global obstacles to conservation 6 | Human overpopulation Human vs envi priorities Pollution Global warming Ocean acidification Can Green parties even win? |
| Tourism in Africa - Mass Tourism 5 | Maasi Maia 1000s of visitors and vans High economic returns Significant disturbance Relatively accessable |
| Tourism in Africa - Ecofriendly Tourism 4 | Mera Small eco-friendly lodges Minimal disturbances Poor road access |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Ecotourism 6 | Long-haul flights Build on stilts instead of AC Local supply for food/drink/construction Local staff Support scheme for local entrepreneurs Scholarship for secondary kids |
| Anthropocentric value of the environment 4 | Vinca rosea (Rosy Periwinkle) Native to Madagascar Source of lots of anti-viral drugs Chemotherapy of the drugs increases the survival rates for sufferers for Hodgkin's disease and childhood leukaemia |
| Ecocentric values (biosphere) values of the environment Gaia overview 4 | Proposed by James Lovelock View entire biosphere as interconnected Humanity part of system Aim for sustainability |
| Neo-mysticism Gaia 4 | Named after ancient Greek Earth Goddess Appeals to New Age mindset Pseudo-religious Biosphere as one organism |
| Uneconomic Gaia 2 | Capital world economy assumes continued economic growth and depletion of resources How much FLEXIBILITY in key nutrient cycles, how far can they be pushed BEFORE they fail drastically? |
| Calls for sustainability and biodiversity 4 | We have a window of ten years before passing the tipping point. Six years in now. Rio declaration '92 Kyoto protocol '97 Stern report '06 |
| Chief Seattle's Testimony 3 | Self-sustaining relationship betw. humans and natural world Broken treaties and bison herd exterminations. From coastal Pacific NW tribe. |
| Grand Canyon 5 | No inhabitants No longer truly natural Dams upstream = no normal flood cycles Affects silt and gravel bars = affects fish Artificial flow useless |
| What counts as 'other' worthy concerns? 7 | Great apes / mammals All humans All mammals All sentient animals All animals All living things All natural entities |
| Peter Singh 4 | Doesn't believe in human or animal rights Animal Liberation book Pain equivalent for humans and animals Wrong to harm human = same for animals |
| Values in Environment 4 | Aesthetic value Anthropocentric value (drugs) Biocentric (ethical worth of every species) Ecocentric (ethical worth to all species based on ecological roles) |
| Utilitarian 4 | How to evaluate results Great human benefits over-ride all others? Short-term / long-term balance Eg Fuel price policy got protested in '03 |
| Aesthetic Value of the Environment 2 | Fritillaria meleagris - Snakehead flowering plant Very rare and very pretty |
| Anthropocentric Attitude 4 | DOMINATORS - free to exploit all natural resources for own ends (Industrial Revolution) STEWARDS - duty of care towards natural world (genesis) |
| Ecocentric Attitude 4 | PARTNERS - non-human allies and respect ecosystems PARTICIPANTS - intrinsically linked and sustained by ecosystems and if you harm then you harm us |
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