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Summary Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WEC-32806)
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Summary of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation given by Mr. van Langevelden
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Wildlife Ecology and ConservationIntroduction
Conservation
Act in which people make conscious efforts to protect the global biological diversity
Biodiversity
Genetic
Species
Ecosystem
Diversity means stability
Monoculture is very vulnerable for one specific opponent. In a diverse culture one opponent
can’t take out everything
Anthropocene
Anthropos: human
Human is driving the world’s six mass extinction
Threats
Anthropogenic threats are dependent on
o Income
o Human population density
o Development activities
What to do
More conservation efforts
Proactive policies, shifts in agriculture practices, increased agriculture trade
Improved land-use
Shifting diets
Invasive species
Non-native to the ecosystem under consideration
Its introduction causes or likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health
Characteristics
Cause damage to native range
Ecological flexibility
High fecundity
Long longevity
, Successfulness of invasive species
3 hypothesis
o Better environment attributes, like resources
o Fewer or poorer competitors
o Release from natural enemies, such as predators and parasites
Control measures
Eradication
Lethal control
Fencing
Introduction of diseases
Fertility control
Landscape modification
In Europe, a lot of places are abandoned
and nature can go its way in these places.
This also means a return of wildlife.
Challenges habitat modification
Disentangle different factors
Species diversity
How to replicate a landscape
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