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प्रश्न
Explain as to how protection of biodiversity hot spots alone can reduce up to 30% of the current rate of species extinction.
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उत्तर
Although all the biodiversity hot spots put together cover less than 2 percent of the earth’s land area, the number of species they collectively harbour is extremely high and strict protection of these hot spots could reduce the ongoing mass extinctions by almost 30 percent.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
Substantiate with the help of one example that in an ecosystem mutualists
(i) tend to co-evolve and
(ii) are also one of the major causes of biodiversity loss.
Enlist any six categories into which a given species is placed once it has been thoroughly evaluated by IUCN.
Acronym for IUCN is ____________.
Currently, ______ mass extinction is considered to be the progressing at an alarming rate due to the loss of biodiversity.
What do you understand by ‘exotic species’?
What are the major factors that are responsible for the loss of biodiversity? What steps are needed to prevent them?
What is common to lantana Eichhomia and African catfish?
The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to ______.
IUCN means
What could have triggered mass extinctions of species in the past?
Of the four major causes for the loss of biodiversity (Alien species invasion, habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation and co-extinctions which according to you is the major cause for the loss of biodiversity? Give reasons in support.
Explain the concept of "co-extinction" by taking two examples.
"Forests provide intangible benefits to us." Explain by taking three different areas, how.
What is the sustainable use of resources?
When a species goes extinct in one area, it is often desirable to re-introduce the species from other populations. A major problem with this approach is that ______.
What is ex-situ conservation?
Mention any two places where the ex-situ conservation is undertaken.
Which one of the following groups faces maximum threat of extinction?
Name any two factors responsible for the loss of biodiversity in a geographical region.
