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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 (rewlz.ay sopkh :)t/go ;.vxr1j0ts-.sd panda) eating bamboo


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

  Explain the idea that the eon d(7fq5va4hf0 :reenvironment has an intrinsic value.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually applied to design nature r/i1p3 5la uvh9bgq0gpq22n u oeserveshlu /52 iq p19paqgngbo 2u3v0.

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 lupus)14ljvn-(q) cxd6icd q :oimd 1

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 following is a ‘keystonefw0u/l - -frqk-y*cep ’ species.

  State how the role of an intergovernmental organization like the UNEmc c:un7uitawcmid,gs sn( 6 3-6ti3/P is different from the role of non-governmental organis(6:3id at/-cwm,n36scuit ugm7 iscn ations like the WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for a nature reserve is most liws*ejje s*o(u+ ot,oftupp7j 7c0 i 0-kely to succeed in conserving biodi0e esj fo t-i* owjustjcpu,0(*7 7p+oversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor chrj cb j1 0 jp8 :m8ky6qj-2gnys,f(nthat is not a way to increase sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two samples of Willow Creek pcm2if cwcd/08adf.l4 a/k+ s


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.