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Biodiversity - Short Trick

Hotspots, IUCN, Ramsar, treaties, parks, tiger reserves and projects — one sentence each

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How to read
  • Guru Ram Each coloured word = one name in the list, shown below in the same colour
  • Panda Two colours in one word = two names
  • ➜ Order the numbered order matters · ⇄ Any order no order
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Levels and Measurement

The three levels of biodiversity and alpha, beta and gamma diversity.

Trick 1

Three levels of biodiversity

➜ small to large

George sells eggs.

  1. 1Geneticgene differences within one species — hundreds of rice and mango varieties
  2. 2Specieshighest in equatorial evergreen forests
  3. 3Ecosystemforest, grassland, desert, lake, mangrove, coral reef
Pairs

Measuring diversity — what each one tells

3 sentences

Albert stays inside.

Alpha (α) diversity=Number of species within one habitat / community

Betty sits between us.

Beta (β) diversity=Change in species make-up from one habitat to another

Games for the whole town

Gamma (γ) diversity=Total diversity of a large region / landscape

α → β → γ: the scale grows. The commonest yardstick is species richness — the total number of species.

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Hotspots and the IUCN

India’s four hotspots and the nine categories of the IUCN Red List.

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Wetlands and Ramsar Sites

Which state each major Ramsar site is in, and India’s sites on the Montreux Record.

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International Treaties

The biodiversity treaties in order of year, and what each protocol is about.

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National Parks and Tiger Reserves

Project Tiger’s first nine reserves, which state the main parks and reserves are in, and the tiger-reserve records.

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Biosphere Reserves and Heritage

The three zones of a biosphere reserve, which state each reserve is in, and the natural World Heritage sites.

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Species Projects

When and where each species project began.

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Read the full chapter for the complete notes — a trick helps you remember the list; understanding comes from the notes.