Science Man and His Environment/Biodiversity/Old Cases

This page contains biodiversity case studies in older versions of Biodiversity

Note: Some of the items on this page may be out of date or have bad links

Black-footed Ferret

 * Black-footed ferret
 * Their main food source

Polar Bear

 * Polar Bear

Hotspots

 * S. America Atlantic Forest

Mangroves

 * Mangrove pictures


 * threats to mangroves

International Year of Biodiversity
2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity

Extinction
A good case study on extinction is the Passenger Pigeon.

It was in the nineteenth century one of the most abundant birds, with some estimates at 5 billion birds. However, by 1914, the last one had died in a American zoo.

Why the sudden decline? Hunting. It was commercially hunted for its meat. Since they flew in huge flocks (millions of birds) they were easy targets.

Deforestation also contributed to their decline.

Endangered Species
Rarest Otter

Russian tiger habitat gets a boost with protection of key tree species

Ecosystems
Coral Reefs

Lake Baikal - The deepest lake in the world (maximum depth = 1600 m). It holds about 20% of the world's surface fresh water.

Reserves
Galapagos Islands

Everglades and Madagascar Forests

Ecosystem Services
Biodiversity Loss Threatens Human Well-Being

Convention on Biological Diversity
Major Advances on Global Agreement on Planet's Genetic Resources

World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target

The above articles talk about the Convention on Biological Diversity, which is an international treaty that was adopted at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. There will be a major conference on this convention in October 2010.

Biodiversity and Agriculture
Ethiopia's Agricultural Self-Sufficiency

Farm animal diversity

Urban Biodiversity
European Union's biodiversity campaign

Biopiracy
Biopiracy