Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Conservation Lecture Notes PDF

[Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Conservation] Lecture Notes Book Sections: Chapter 55.1, 55.2, 55.4, 56.4, 58.1, 58.2, 58.5 Learning Objectives: 1. Define population, community 2. Define niche and resource partitioning 3. Differentiate between fundamental and realized niches 4. Explain...

[Biodiversity, Sustainability, and Conservation] Lecture Notes Book Sections: Chapter 55.1, 55.2, 55.4, 56.4, 58.1, 58.2, 58.5 Learning Objectives: 1. Define population, community 2. Define niche and resource partitioning 3. Differentiate between fundamental and realized niches 4. Explain the different forms of symbiosis 5. Explain the importance of hotspots to biodiversity conservation 6. Distinguish between the direct and indirect economic value of diversity 7. Compare the impacts of removing introduced species and of reestablishing top predators 8. List strategies for environmental restoration A. Definitions a. Population: b. Community: c. Species Richness d. Niche: i. Fundamental: ii. Realized: B. Niche Restriction e. Competition iii. Interspecific: iv. Interference: v. Exploitative: Figure- Niche of *Chthalamus stellatus* v. *Semilanus balanoides* f. Predation g. Absence of another species h. Principle of competitive exclusion i. **Coexistence** j. Resource partitioning C. Symbiosis k. Mutualism- l. Parasitism- Commensalism- m. Keystone species vi. Examples [Conservation] A. Species hotspots are threatened with extinction a. Endemic species b. Hotspots and humans B. Why should we care about biodiversity (value)? c. Direct economic value- d. Indirect economic value e. Ethical and aesthetic value C. Recovery plans once species become endangered