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What is the aim of the ecosystem approach to protecting wild species?
What is the aim of the ecosystem approach to protecting wild species?
- To preserve balanced populations of species in their native habitats (correct)
- To manage game species for sustained yield
- To reduce the global decline of biological diversity
- To identify and protect endangered species on a case-by-case basis
Which international treaty aims to reduce the global decline of biological diversity and create a plan for managing and preserving biological diversity?
Which international treaty aims to reduce the global decline of biological diversity and create a plan for managing and preserving biological diversity?
- United States participation treaty
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: CITES
- Convention on Biological Diversity: CBD (correct)
- Species management treaty
What is the term for when a species is no longer found in an area it once inhabited, but is still found elsewhere?
What is the term for when a species is no longer found in an area it once inhabited, but is still found elsewhere?
- Global extinction
- Ecological extinction
- Local extinction (correct)
- Regional extinction
Which approach is based on identifying and protecting endangered species on a case-by-case basis?
Which approach is based on identifying and protecting endangered species on a case-by-case basis?
When so few individuals of a species are left that it no longer plays a significant ecological role in the communities where it is found, it is known as:
When so few individuals of a species are left that it no longer plays a significant ecological role in the communities where it is found, it is known as:
Which approach to protecting wild species aims to preserve balanced populations of species in their native habitats?
Which approach to protecting wild species aims to preserve balanced populations of species in their native habitats?
What does the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) aim to achieve?
What does the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) aim to achieve?
What is the term for the type of extinction when a species is no longer found in an area it once inhabited, but is still found elsewhere?
What is the term for the type of extinction when a species is no longer found in an area it once inhabited, but is still found elsewhere?
Which international treaty aims to reduce the global decline of biological diversity and create a plan for managing and preserving biological diversity?
Which international treaty aims to reduce the global decline of biological diversity and create a plan for managing and preserving biological diversity?
What type of extinction occurs when so few individuals of a species are left that it no longer plays a significant ecological role in the communities where it is found?
What type of extinction occurs when so few individuals of a species are left that it no longer plays a significant ecological role in the communities where it is found?
