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Chapter 11

Chapter 11. Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach. Core Case Study: The Passenger Pigeon - Gone Forever. Once the most numerous bird on earth. In 1858, Passenger Pigeon hunting became a big business. By 1900 they became extinct from over-harvest and habitat loss. Figure 11-1.

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Fig. 9-1, p. 183

Fig. 9-1, p. 183. Fig. 9-2, p. 185. Passenger pigeon. Great auk. Dodo. Golden toad. Aepyornis (Madagascar). Fig. 9-2, p. 185. Fig. 9-3, p. 186. Number of species existing. Effects of a 0.1% extinction rate. 5 million. 5,000 extinct per year. 14 million. 14,000 extinct per year.

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Invasive Species

Invasive Species. Invasive Species: an organism that is not native to a specific location Also called an introduced species Often have a tendency to spread, which is believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy and/or human health Asian long-horned beetle Pest!

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Ecosystem Relationships

Ecosystem Relationships. Abiotic. Abiotic Factors: those non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems Soil, water, air, temperature, sunlight. Biotic. Biotic Factors: any living thing that helps shape an ecosystem

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