ENV221H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peary Caribou, Catharanthus Roseus, Committee On The Status Of Endangered Wildlife In Canada
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Scientists or policy makers? a combination of scientists and policy makers ideal scientists and policy makers must communicate. Rejecting cosewic list of endangered species with good reason. Analysis of animal deemed to have social, economic, or political impact. Make and understand scientific data and results, can best interpret the results: minimum viable populations, equilibrium theory of island biogeography, species area curves and habitat fragmentation. Scientists and policy makers working together environment decisions are interdisciplinary. Biodiversity richness of biological variation has many benefits. According to the us epa species extinction and loss of biodiversity is a relatively high risk problem along with stratospheric ozone depletion and global warming. Value and importance of biodiversity: ecosystem services. Purify air and water, generate and renew soil fertility and cycles nutrients, moderate floods, droughts, wind and temperature extremes, control pests and diseases, detoxifies and decomposes wastes, stabilizes and moderates earth"s climate. High level of biodiversity increases stability and resistance.
