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Biodiversity Conservation – week 2
Marco Pautasso ([email protected])
London Metropolitan Univ. - 2010
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
The oldest (since 1951) and most visited (~10
million visitors/yr)
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UK National Parks: the Peak District
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: the Peak District
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
The newest (since 2009) and most inhabited
(~120,000 people)
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UK National Parks: the South Downs
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: the South Downs
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
New Forest
Established 2005, ~570km2
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UK National Parks: the New Forest
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: the New Forest
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South DownsDartmoor
2x New Forest (size), but ~ same n
of inhabitants
New Forest
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UK National Parks: Dartmoor
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: Dartmoor
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South DownsExmoor
Least visited (~1.4 million people/yr)
New ForestDartmoor
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UK National Parks: Exmoor
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: Exmoor
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
Pembrokeshire
Second for money spent by visitors
(~500 million £/yr)
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
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UK National Parks: Pembrokeshire
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: Pembrokeshire
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
Snowdonia
~25,000 inhabitants,4.3 million visitors/yr,
~2200 km2
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
Pembrokeshire
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UK National Parks: Snowdonia
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
Lake District
2nd for number of inhabitants and
visitors
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia
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UK National Parks: Lake District
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks: Lake District
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
Loch Lomond
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia
Lake District
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UK National Parks: Loch Lomond
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia
Lake District
North Yorkshire Moors
Loch Lomond
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UK National Parks: North Yorkshire Moors
from Wikimedia Commons
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UK National Parks~10% of the UK area
Source: UK National Parks
Peak District
South Downs
New ForestDartmoor
Exmoor
Pembrokeshire
Snowdonia
Lake District
Loch LomondCairngorms
North Yorkshire Moors
Northumberland
BreconBeacons
Broads
North Yorkshire Dales
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Species-people correlation in Europe
from Araujo (2003) Global Ecology & Biogeography
plants birds
people
spp
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Global biodiversity patterns: vascular plants
from Barthlott et al. (2007) Erdkunde
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US National Parks: ~270 million visitors/yr
Source: Map Collection of the Library of the University of Texas at Austin, USA
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Yellowstone (1988)
Source: NASA Earth Observatory
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Nature protection in the USA: the Northwest
Source: Map Collection of the Library of the University of Texas at Austin, USA
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US National Parks: Mount Rainier
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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US National Parks: Yosemite
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Nature protection in the USA: the Southwest
Source: Map Collection of the Library of the University of Texas at Austin, USA
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US National Parks: Yosemite
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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US National Parks: Big Bend
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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US National Parks: Big Bend
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Nature protection in the USA: Alaska
Source: Map Collection of the Library of the University of Texas at Austin, USA
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US National Parks: Denali (Alaska)
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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US National Parks: Glacier Bay
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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US National Parks: the Everglades
Source: Wikimedia Commons
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Five botanic gardens in the UK
Source: BGCI
NAME PLACE PLANT SPECIES
AREA (HA) ESTABLISHED
Eden Project Bodelva, Cornwall ~5000 50 1997
Wales National Botanic Garden
Llanarthne, Wales ~4000 60 2000
Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh, Scotland ~12500 26 1670
Oxford University Botanic Garden
Oxford, England ~8000 1.8 1621
Chelsea Physic Garden London ~5000 1 1673
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Species richness vs. % of protected area
1. Link country with n of plant species Brazil 1,600 Britain 3,200 Canada 5,600 Italy 20,000 USA 56,000 1. Link country and % of terrestrial
protected area Brazil 15 China 22 Germany 27 UK 30 USA 56
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
lessthan1%
1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-30 morethan30%
proportion of protected area
num
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f cou
ntri
es
Source: UNEP, 2008
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Are protected areas effective at preserving biodiversity?
Many protected areas tend to be located in relatively remote/inaccessible regions
Sometimes protected areas become tourist attractions
Protected area networks have often been created without international coordination
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Efficiency and effectiveness of protected areas
Wiersma et al. (2009) Biological Conservation
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Protected areas in Spain and Portugal
Araujo et al. (2008) Conservation Biology
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Protected areas and human population growth
Wittemyer et al. (2008) Science
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from: Lonsdale et al. (2008) European Journal of Forest Research
Random sample of 100 papers per year on ‘species richness’ in WOS (1991-2004)
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Which institutions other than National Parks aim to protect biodiversity?
* Government Departments
* Foundations and charities
* Research Institutes
* Private individuals
* NGOs
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What can the single individual do to stop the loss of biodiversity?
Habitat fragmentation, degradation and loss
Water, air and soil pollution
Species introductions
Climate change
Trade, travel, transportation and tourism
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Habitat fragmentation and loss in Amazonia
(2009) Source: NASA Earth Observatory
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Air pollution due to urbanization: NO2
source: http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/EarthObservation/pollution_europe_hires.jpg
[1015 mol/cm2; Jan 2003- Jun 2004]
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From: Hufnagel et al. (2005) PNAS (air) & Kaluza et al. (2010) Interface (sea)
Species movements in a globalized world
passengers
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From: Denis Loustau (2006) Climate change impacts on extensively managed forest: a modelling approach, Wilton Park Conference
Climate change and plant distribution shifts
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Examples of how the single individual can make a difference in biodiversity conservation
1) Volunteer in conservation activities/ biodiversity education
2) Reduce consumption/Carbon emissions?
3) Adopt an environmentally friendly lifestyle
4) avoid unintended introductions of exotic species
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Volunteering in biodiversity conservation
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Volunteering in biodiversity conservation
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Volunteering in biodiversity conservation
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How can you get to know more about
biodiversity?
Source: Greater London
Authority
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Scholarships in biodiversity conservation
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Summer schools in biodiversity conservation
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Conferences about biodiversity conservation
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