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The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is critically endangered.

Suggest a technocentric method to save this species from extinction.

  
Describe the main focus or goal of saving an endangered habitat like the Amazon rainforest.

  Figure: Ailurus fulgens (ren c3 h)gg:vz;gd panda) eating bamboo


Identify an ethical argument for preserving Ailurus fulgens (red panda).

  Explain the idea that the environment has aqlcc7 2 rwb9r5aezgksj+ 08k 5n intrinsic value.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually applied to design n1m;bw* 6;8carrc zsd cature reserves.8cbm war;cz6 ;1 rdcs*

State which of the following is not accurate in its application of the principles to the design of a reserve.

  Fact file on the grey wolf (Canis w7 l n*m*natkc8m/q7 xlupus)

Wolves occur naturally in North America and Eurasia.
Wolves prey on wild animals such as deer, boar and hares, keeping their population numbers in check.
Wolves may prey on domestic animals such as sheep, causing an economic loss to the sheepherder.
A mature female wolf may give birth to 6-8 pups yearly.
Wolves are territorial, claiming a large area of land for their pack.
Humans have hunted wolves to extinction in several countries.
Most countries in the European Union now protect the wolf by law.
Since 2015, wolves have returned to The Netherlands, a small, densely populated northern European country.
Approximately 20% of the land area in The Netherlands is protected in some way or another.
Identify a factor that may limit the growth of the wolf population in The Netherlands.

  Deduce which of the ixtk. aq (ac*ev-2w:kfollowing is a ‘keystone’ species.

  State how the role of an intergovernmental organization like the UNEP is chha9b6p.cpa(a n5pfv .( pla a9* +agdifferent from the role of non-governmental organisations like thebfhahcla.ng*( 5(a9pp p6v a9.ap+ca WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for n1vyotvf:5e -47ap hxa nature reserve is most likely to succeed in conserving biodiversity.:a15xv- ef4yhonv7 t p

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor ty7per79;(+t w dfivw7 m ua0 )ccdh5slhat is not a way to increase sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two s ur2l5:vifbf/je(nn -q.. s waamples of Willow Creek


Use the formula to calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the north sample.

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Willow Creek runs north to south past Happy City. Ecologists want to investigate the effect the city is having on the diversity of the Willow Creek ecosystem.

Calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the locations north and south of the city to determine the effect of the city on the creek.