Title: What can WE do for biodiversity? The European Strategies for habitat conservation

What can we do for biodiversity?

In this course you will learn how ecosystems work and why lots of them are threatened. Aditionally, you will explore some of the strategies impulsed by European directives that are allowing to protect nature and helping some endangered species to recover its populations.

Category: Biology — Biology

Section 1
  Announcements
  Complete scenario
0_Reading the news
  Humanity has wiped out 6...
  Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970_The Guardian
  Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970 _ The Guardian
  Time to work:Look for th...
  1. Words from the text and translations
  2. Questions about the text
  3. Summary of the text
  What do you already now about ecosystems?Complete ...
  KPSI questionnaire
1_A tale of succes: behind the Iberian lynx tracks
  Context: about the Iberian lynx
  Understanding natural wildlife What does the ...
  Mediterranean ecosystems
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  activity 1.1 The components of the ecosystem
  Now is time to answer some questions:
  The components of the ecosystem (I)
  Pooling Let’s share your factors with the rest...
  List of factors
  key concepts
  Now is time to answer some questions: (copy)
  The components of the ecosystem (II)
  Definitions
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  activity 1.2 The limits of the ecosystemThe commo...
  Tolerance and optimal ranges
  Tolerance range and limiting factors
  Which could be the limiting factors for the iberian lynx?
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  activity 1.3 The functions in the ecosystemThe gre...
  Although the three of them feed on small invertebr...
  key concepts
  Generalist or specialist?
  Ecological niche
  activity 1.4 The structure of the ecosystemThe fo...
  Could you order the species according to the flux of matter between them?
  How does the first organism in the row from above feed?
  Definitions
  Primary or secondary consumers?
  key concepts
  Understanding a food web
  Trophic level
  Building a food web
  key concepts
  About the energy piramid
  Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are the main prey...
  Why lynx population decreases?
  Conceptual map
2. Is natural wildlife endangered?
  What can we do to help the Iberian lynx to surviv...
  Once regarded both as an attractive hunting trophy...
  Questions
  General ideas
  Investigate about Natura2000 Network