What factors are causing the sixth mass extinction of species?
How can conservationists minimize the loss of biodiversity?
In what ways is diversity a property of life at all levels of biological organization?
How does variation contribute to the stability of ecological communities?
A4.2.1 Biodiversity as the variety of life in all its forms, levels and combinations
A4.2.2 Comparisons between current number of species on Earth and past levels of biodiversity
A4.2.3 Causes of anthropogenic species extinction
A4.2.4 Causes of ecosystem loss
A4.2.5 Evidence of biodiversity crisis
A4.2.6 Causes of current biodiversity crisis
A4.2.7 Need for several approaches to conservation of biodiversity
A4.2.8 Selection of evolutionarily distinct & globally endangered species for conservation prioritization in the EDGE of Existence programme
The power point presentation and the accompanying student notes are used as resources in class - together with activites, discussion, simulations and experiments.