What is biodiversity Bio life Diversity variety The
What is biodiversity? Bio = life Diversity = variety The variety of life on Earth. It refers to the wide variety of ecosystems and living organisms: animals, plants, their habitats and their genes.
Why is biodiversity important? Camping by Corrour Bothy by Steve Cadman / CC BY-SA 2. 0 Provisioning Services The Cairngorms by Alan Findlay / CC BY-SA 2. 0 Footbridge near the Corrour bothy by Nigel Corby / CC BY-SA 2. 0 Regulating Services Ø Our survival depends upon it Ø Our economy and lifestyles depend upon it Ø It inspires and enriches our lives Ø Not protecting it is wrong Cultural Services
The world's biodiversity is under threat from various dangers, the majority of which have been caused by humans. Threats Deforestation Forst Tree Stump by Hans / CC 0 Aliens warning sign by Clker-Free. Vector-Images / CC 0 Factory pollution by Open. Clipart / CC 0 Habitat loss and fragmentation Invasive alien species Pollution Global warming by Open. Clipart / CC 0 Climate change Wood exploitation by Fanny Schertzer / CC BY-SA 3. 0 Population identification by SVG Silh / CC 0 Exploitation of the environment Human populations
Protecting biodiversity • Remove threats • Reduce, reuse and recycle • Reduce your carbon footprint • Education • Focus on the benefits of biodiversity
Benefits Medicine by pigsels / CC 0 Plantation d'hévéa au Sri Lanka by Ji-Elle / CC BY-SA 3. 0 Medicines Fast food by Open. Icons / CC 0 Food and drink Industrial materials World health day by Tumisu / CC 0 Ecological services Panorama der Stadt Keswick by Diliff / CC BY-SA 3. 0 Leisure, cultural and aesthetic value ? Future options
Species diversity includes the number of different species in an ecosystem (the species richness) and the proportion of each species in the ecosystem (the relative abundance).
How many different native species can you identify?
Can you identify these species?
Can you identify these species?
Looking for wildcats in Scotland Looking for dens Finding signs Setting up camera traps
Ecosystem diversity refers to the number of distinct ecosystems within a defined area.
West Highlands Sea Beach by Max Pixel / CC 0 Coast and Seas Mountains Loch Morlich by Karl Normington / CC BY 2. 0 Lochs, Rivers and Wetlands Edinburgh by ant 2506 / CC 0 Urban Ancient Caledonian Forest, Glen Tanar by Phil Smith / CC BY-SA 2. 0 Woodland Sheep by pxfuel / CC 0 Farmland Scottish habitats support a wide diversity of animals and plants.
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m ie ur © Ca La Red squirrel Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m ie ur © Ca La Red squirrel Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m © r au ie Ca L Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m ie ur © Ca La Red squirrel Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m ie ur © Ca La Red squirrel Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
Lapwing Basking shark Bat Butterfly © Salmon Wood ant Badger rie au m Ca Mountain hare Red deer ell pb L Scottish wildcat Puffin Beaver Grey seal Great crested newt ell pb m ie ur © Ca La Red squirrel Red fox Adder Peregrine falcon
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