Biodiversity and Conservation
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no. of species of ants
20,000
no of species of beetles
300,000
no of species of fish
28,000
no of species of orchids
20,000
“Biodiversity” was coined by
Walter G Rosen
“Biodiversity” was popularized by
Edward Wilson
The name of the medicinal plant which grows in the Himalayan ranges, and the chemical it secretes
Rauwolfia vomitoria
Reserpine
Does the Western or Eastern Ghats have more amphibian species diversity?
Western Ghats
total no of species predicted by IUCN
1.5 million
Extreme estimates of total no of species
20-50 million
Robert May estimate of total no of species
7 million
How much percent of the biodiversity is made of animals?
70%
How much percent of the biodiversity is made of plants?
22%
Among animals, insects make up how much percent of the diversity?
70%
Why cant we count the species diversity of prokaryotes?
1) Conventional taxonomic methods are not suitable for identifying microbial species
2) Many species are not culturable in lab conditions
India has how much % of total land area
2.4%
India’s share of global species diversity is
8.1%
How many Mega diversity countries are there in the world?
12, and India is one of them
According to may, how much percent of the total species has been discovered by now?
22%
Give the coordinates of the tropics
23.5* North ans South
Columbia has how many birds (species)
India has how many birds
New York has how many birds
Greenland has how many birds
1400
1200
105
56
No. of plant species in the Amazonian Rainforest
40,000
No. of fish species in the Amazonian Rainforest
3,000
No. of bird species in the Amazonian Rainforest
1,300
No. of amphibian species in the Amazonian Rainforest
427
No. of mammal species in the Amazonian Rainforest
427
No. of reptile species in the Amazonian Rainforest
378
No. of invertebrate species in the Amazonian Rainforest
125,000
What was the profession of Alexander Von Humboldt?
Which jungle was he exploring?
What were his observations?
He was a German naturalist and a geographer
The South American Jungles
Within a region species richness increased with increasing explored area, but only up to a limit
Note 
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