Topic 3 Review
3.1- Biodiversity and Evolution
Three different types of biodiversity
Natural selection
Speciation (Geographical or Behavioral)
Species Richness vs. Species Evenness
Simpson’s Diversity Index
Conservation Work (Citizen Science, Indigenous People, Parabiologists)
3.2- Human Impacts on Biodiversity
Direct vs. Indirect Effects on Biodiversity
IUCN (Conservation Status Given, Red List, How Decide Status)
Governmental vs. Non-governmental can do for species
3.3- Conservation and Regeneration
Why should we do conservation?
Species-Based vs. Habitat-Based vs. Mixed Approach
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
Active Management Techniques for Habitats
Conservation Areas (Shape/Size, Edge Effects, Wildlife Corridors, Buffer
Zones, Community Support)
UNESCO Biosphere Reserves
Rewilding
Conservation Measures (Individual, Collective, National, International
Level)
Perspectives on Conservation (Eco, Anthro, Techno)
