island biogeography - taxonomy, Speices concepts & conservation - Human wildlife interactions

the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.

define speciation

3.5

what percentage of landmass do islands take up

a patch of suitable habitat surrounded by an unfavourable environment

define and island

15-20

what percentage of global terrestrial species do islands contain

a variety of different habitats in a close area

define habitat heterogeneity

habitat heterogeneity

what words define a variety of different habitats in a close area

they create many suitable niches and unique evolutionary pressures

what is a good thing about habitat heterogeneity (why is makes islands so diverse)

10.5

whats the only percentage of islands that have strict protection laws

mac Arther and wilson

who wrote the 1967 foundational concepts of ecology

4

how many concepts are in mac arther and wilsons 1967 foundational concepts of ecology

250

how old is the concept of taxonomy

the science of classification

what is the definition of taxonomy

system of naming organisms

how would you define nomenclature

2.16 million

how many extinct species are currently known to science

carolus lineas

who developed categories to organise species of plant sand animal (the father of taxonomy )

1758

when did carolus linease release his paper on how to organise plants and animal species

species known under more than one name

what is the definition of synonymy

synonymy

what do you call species known under more than one name

the international code of the zoological nomenclature

who made the now overall rule for naming a species

the red list

what is the name of the book that encompasses all of the species that are currently known to be endangered

lumpers and splitters

what are the names of the groups that the taxonomic debate is split by

rate of extinction and rate of immigration

what two factors determine the number of species present on an island

bigger islands

what size of islands tend to have lower extinction rates

nature corridors

what can humans ensure are still available to wildlife to help with metapopulations