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Activity 15. Conservation on an Island Biodiversity Hotspot. Read the introduction. Review the list you compiled at the beginning of Activity 1, “Biodiversity and Sustainability,” of the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems. Challenge.
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Activity 15 Conservation on an Island Biodiversity Hotspot
Read the introduction. • Review the list you compiled at the beginning of Activity 1, “Biodiversity and Sustainability,” of the benefits that humans derive from ecosystems.
Challenge • Which of the four areas should receive priority for conservation?
Which forest area do you think should be conserved and why? • Mangrove • Lowland tropical rainforest north • Lowland tropical rainforest south • Tropical montane cloud forest
Which forest area do you think should be conserved and why? • Mangrove • Lowland tropical rainforest north • Lowland tropical rainforest south • Tropical montane cloud forest
Analysis 1 • Which forest did you decide should be conserved? Cite at least three pieces of evidence to explain your reasoning, and state the trade-offs of your decision.
Revisit the Challenge • Which of the four areas should receive priority for conservation?
Key Vocabulary • biodiversity • ecosystem services • endemic • evidence • evolution • evolutionary tree • indicator • lineage • phylogenetic diversity • sustainability • taxa • taxon • trade-off