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Chapter 56Chapter 56
Conservation Biology and Restoration Ecology
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BiologyEighth Edition
Neil Campbell and Jane Reece
Lectures by Chris Romero, updated by Erin Barley with contributions from Joan Sharp
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• Conservation biology
• Restoration ecology
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• Biodiversity
– Genetic diversity
– Species diversity
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– Ecosystem diversity
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Genetic diversity in a vole population
Species diversity in a coastal redwood ecosystem
Community and ecosystem diversityacross the landscape of an entire region
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• Endangered species
• Threatened species
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• Globally, 12% of birds, 20% of mammals, and 32% of amphibians are threatened with extinction
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(a) Philippine eagle
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(b) Yangtze River dolphin
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(c) Javan rhinoceros
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Introduced species
(a) Brown tree snake
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(b) Kudzu
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Inbreeding
Smallpopulation
Geneticdrift
Lowerreproduction
Extinction vortex(滅絕漩渦)
Highermortality
Smallerpopulation
Reduction inindividual
fitness andpopulationadaptability
Loss ofgenetic
variability
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Translocation
Num
ber o
f mal
e bi
rds
200
150
100
50
01970 1975 1985 1990 19951980
RESULTS
Year(a) Population dynamics
100
Eggs
hat
ched
(%) 90
807060504030
Years(b) Hatching rate
1970–’74 ’75–’79 ’80–’84 ’85–’89 ’90 ’93–’97
• Minimum viable population (MVP)
• Effective population size
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Red-cockadedwoodpecker
(a) Forests with low undergrowth (b) Forests with high, dense undergrowth
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(a) Natural edges
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(b) Edges created by human activity
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Terrestrial biodiversityhot spots
Marine biodiversityhot spots
Biodiversity hot spot
Equator
Endemic (特有) species
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Kilometers
0 50 100
MONTANA
IDAHO
MONTANA
WYOMINGYellowstoneNational
ParkIDAHO
Grand TetonNational Park
IDA
HO
WYO
MIN
G
Biotic boundary forshort-term survival;MVP is 50 individuals.
Biotic boundary forlong-term survival;MVP is 500 individuals.
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Nicaragua
CostaRica
CARIBBEAN SEA
PACIFIC OCEAN
National park landBuffer zone
(a) Zoned reserves in Costa Rica
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(b) Schoolchildren in one of Costa Rica’s reserves
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FLORIDAGULF OF MEXICO
50 km
Florida Keys NationalMarine Sanctuary
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(a) In 1991, before restoration
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(b) In 2000, near the completion of restoration
Bioremediation
• Bioremediation (生物矯正) is the use of living organisms to detoxify ecosystems
• The organisms most often used are prokaryotes, fungi, or plants
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(a) Unlined pits filled with wastes containing uranium (鈾)
• Biological augmentation (增長)
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Truckee River, Nevada
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Kissimmee River, Florida
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Tropical dry forest, Costa Rica
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Rhine River (萊茵河), Europe
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Succulent Karoo, South Africa
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Coastal Japan