9/16 Benefits of Biodiversity

chap 11

biodiverse regions provide potential new and unused

food sources

wild relatives of crops we already use

provide genetic diversity to protect those crops

we could mabye eat….

capybaras

most pharmaceuticals come from

nature

bioprospecting

searching for organisms that might provide new foods, medicines, or other products

Ecosystem Services

Food, fuel, fiber, shelter

air and water purification

waste decomposition

climate stabilization

pollination

controlling pests and diseases

maintain genetic diversity for crop and livestock

culture and aesthetic beauty

Biodiversity increases resilience of ecosystem

withstand disturbance

recover from stress

adapt to change

¼ all foreign money from tourism in

Tanzania! (home of serengeti)

Humans that LOOOOVE nature, or rather their behaviour

biophilia

organisms that benefit from human development are

widespread

small

fast producing

UNEP made the ______: average populaiton size of species compared to 1970.

living planet index

1970 to 2020

68 percent loss in biodiversity especially in tropics

extinction

last member of species dies

functionally extinct

not enough members to fill NICHE

Extirpation

Loss of species from one area

Background extinction

amount of species that go extinct independent of humans

Mass extinction elimates

half or more of species from Earth

IUCN makes the

RED LIST: all species facing high riks of extinction

Acronym for threats to biodiversity

HIPPCO