Environmental Science 15th Edition by Scott Spoolman,Tyler Miller

Exercise 17

What is the key concept for this section? Summarize the five-point strategy recommended by biologists for protecting terrestrial ecosystems. What is a biodiversity hotspot and why is it important to protect such areas? Explain the importance of protecting ecosystem services and list three ways to do this. Define ecological restoration. What are four approaches to restoration? Summarize the science-based, fourstep strategy for carrying out ecological restoration and rehabilitation. Describe the ecological restoration of Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica. Define and give three examples of reconciliation ecology.