GGR305H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Biodiversity Hotspot, Coral Triangle, Habitat Destruction
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Consider option of cloning: advantages of cloning: Bringing back the thylacine would re-institute the only marsupial carnivore there is in australia. Carnivores very vulnerable to human impact: disadvantages of cloning: Need to focus on species we still have. Need to consider cloning in terms of trade-offs. Can"t allocate a lot of money towards policy like cloning which is really expensive and not allocate money to preservation of existing species. Also if clone animals, need to re-create their environment too so they can survive. Also will make us not care about saving animals from extinction now if we have the idea that extinction is not permanent. Today talking about management approaches: species based vs habitat based management, biodiversity hotspots + biodiversity coldspots. Ecosystem fragmentation: example of habitat destruction, has particular effect because of biogeographic configuration of the effect. Relationship of cloning, mvp to broader issue conservation and management. Mostly we emphasize species-based approach over habitat/ecosystem based: advantages and disadvantages to both.
