ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Biodiversity Hotspot, Andean Community, Bushmeat
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Lecture 20 - biodiversity hotspots relatively small areas of land. Ecuador (case study) smallest of the andean countries but has huge physical diversity. Andes runs right through country, also contains the galapagos islands off the west coast and amazonia rainforest to the east. Main exports: petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish. Best early colonial architecture on the continent. Summer abroad courses in env or arc ~8000$ and have bursaries available. Tropics, rainforests, and glaciers. farming country, grown by the discovery of oil. While the rest of the world succumbed to the last ice age, an ecological haven avoided the freeze. Underbelly of almost one billion barrels of crude oil. Most diverse area is near quito, not really diverse throughout brazil. Tiputini biodiversity station (tbs) is located in this super rich biodiversity hotspot most species per square km than any other country in the world. Amazon tribes have dought against big oil in ecuador.
