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Conservation of ecosystems: Module 6, Part 7 (flash cards)
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- 1What is conservation?- Management of natural resources
- Natural resources that can still be used, without them running out (social, economical and ethical) - 2Examples of social, economical and ethical factors- Social = Attractions and activates
- Economical = Drugs / food / clothes
- Ethical = Morals / human activity - 3What's preservation?- Keeping ecosystems the same, whilst protecting them
-Nothing is removed from it - 4What's Sustainability?- Ensure resources that are taken today, but without reducing the ability for people in the future for their needs
- 5Ways of sustainability on land- Small patches cut down
- Coppicing (Cutting trees in a way to let them grow back)
- Sticks for support and tubes to stop bugs (herbivory)
- Native species, rather than non-native
- Not planted close together; avoiding competition - 6Ways of sustainability on sea (overfishing)- Mesh size of nets
- International agreements (Common fisheries policy (in EU))
- Limited catch of species of fish because of fishing quotes; from scientific study (population size) - 7Examples of human activities on ecosystems- Humans introduced non-native animals, killing the native ones (i.e. grey squirrel)
- Non native plants compete with native plant species - 8How do we control the impacts of humans introducing non-native speciesEradication programs can be introduced / public follow set of rules
- 9Examples of places affected by human activity- The Galapagos islands
- Antarctica
- Lake district / Snowdonia national parks - 10What is meant by a dynamic process?Something that is constantly changing (i.e. an ecosystem)
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